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中医常用词汇英文翻译01

中医常用词汇

中国医药学 Traditional Chinese Medicine

中医基础理论 Basic theory of traditional

Chinese medicine

临床经验 clinical experience

辨证论治 treatment based on syndrome

differentiation

本草 materia medica, herbs

中药 Chinese materia medica, Chinese

medicinal herbs

Terms Commonly Used in TCM

治未病 prevention of disease

脏腑 zang-organs and fu-organs, viscera

功能活动 functional activities

形神统一 unity of the body and spirit

阴阳失调 imbalance of yin and yang

条达舒畅 free development

四气五味 four properties and five tastes 延年益寿 prolonging life, promising longevity

针灸 acupuncture and moxibustion, acumox 养生防病 cultivating health to prevent disease

各家学说 theories of different schools

汗法 diaphoresis, sweating therapy

下法 purgative therapy, purgation

吐法 emetic therapy, vomiting therapy

正气 healthy qi, vital qi

病邪 pathogenic factor

整体观念 concept of holism

疾病的本质与现象 nature and manifestations of

disease

阴阳的相对平衡 relative balance between yin and

yang

疾病的发生与发展 occurrence and development of

disease

同病异治 treating the same disease with

different therapies

异病同治 treating different diseases with the

same therapy

五脏 five zang-organs, five zang-viscera

六腑 six fu-organs, six fu-viscera

补土派 school of invigorating the earth

病因学说 etiology

养生 health-cultivation,

医疗实践 medical practice

治疗原则 therapeutic principles

寒凉药物 herbs of cold and cool nature,

cold-natured herbs

滋阴降火 nourishing yin to lower/reduce

fire

经络系统 system of meridians and collaterals

滋水涵木 enriching water to nourish wood 余热未尽 incomplete abatement of heat

瘀血致泻 disease caused by blood stasis

先天之精 congenital essence

形与神俱 inseparability of the body and

spirit

开胃 promoting appetite

脉象 pulse conditions, pulse pattern

邪正关系 states of pathogenic factors and

healthy qi

有机整体 organic wholeness/integrity

表里关系 exterior and interior relation

开窍 opening into

自然现象 natural phenomena

哲学概念 philosophical concept

对立统一 unity of opposites

发热恶寒 fever and aversion to cold

头身疼痛 headache and body pain

久痢脱肛 proctoptosis due to prolonged

dysentery

养阴清热 nourishing yin and clearing away

heat

清肺热 clear away lung-heat

湿邪犯肺 pathogenic dampness invading the

lung

清热泻火 clearing away heat and reducing

fire

腠理 muscular interstices, striae,

interstitial space

水湿停滞 retention of water and dampness,

water retention

癃闭 retention of urine

相互消长 mutual waning and waxing

相互转化 mutual transformation

阴阳属性 nature of yin and yang

相互联系 interrelation

相互制约 mutual restraint, mutual

restriction/interaction

动态平衡 dynamic equilibrium

阴平阳秘 yin and yang in equilibrium

阴阳的互根互用 interdependence of yin and yang

相互依存 interdependence

阴阳离绝 separation of yin and yang

气血运行 circulation/flow of qi and blood 相反相成 opposite and supplementary to each

阴阳转化 transformation between yin and

yang

阳消阴长 yang waning and yin waxing

阴胜则阳病 predominance of yin leading to

disorder of yang

阴胜则阳病 an excess of yin leads to

deficiency of yang

阳胜则热 predominance of yang generating

heat

寒极生热 extreme cold generating heat

热极生寒 extreme heat generating cold

生理功能 physiological functions

病理变化 pathological changes

临床诊断 clinical diagnosis

阳胜生外热 exuberance of yang leading to

exterior heat

阳中求阴 obtaining yang from yin

绝对偏盛 absolute predominance

阳虚则寒 yang deficiency leading to cold

阴阳俱损 simultaneous consumption of yin and

阳损及阴 impairment of yang involving yin

yang

阴液不足 insufficiency of yin-fluid

阴阳两虚 simultaneous deficiency of both yin and

yang

病机总纲 general principle of pathogenesis 阳虚发热 fever due to yang deficiency

病机 pathomechanism, pathological

mechanism

阴阳胜复 alternative predominance of yin

and yang

虚寒证 deficiency-cold syndrome

阴阳自和 natural harmony between yin and yang

木乘土 the wood over-restrains the earth

木火刑金 wood-fire impairs the metal

扶阳退阴 strengthening yang to reduce yin 金水相生 generation between the metal and water

祛风散寒 expelling/eliminating wind to

dispersing cold

生克制化 interrelationship between generation

and restriction

消导积滞 promoting digestion and removing

food retention

制则生化 restriction ensuring generation

母病及子 disease of the mother-organ affecting

潜阳熄风 suppressing yang to quench wind

the child-organ

五行学说 theory of five elements

传变 transmission of disease, progress of

disease

子病犯母 disease of the child-organ affecting

the mother-organ

运动变化 motion and variation

正邪相争 struggle/combat between healthy qi 肝肾精血不足 insufficiency of liver and kidney

and pathogenic factors essence and blood

相生相克 mutual generation and restriction 肝阳上亢 hyperactivity of liver yang

心肝血虚 asthenia / deficiency of heart and

生我，我生 to be generated and to generate

liver blood

克我，我克 to be restricted and to restrict 心肝火旺 exuberance of heart and liver fire

生中有制 restriction within generation

克中有生 generation within restriction

木曰曲直 wood is characterized by growing

freely and peripherally

心火亢盛 hyperactivity/exuberance of heart fire

滋肾养肝 nourishing the kidney and liver

方位配五行 correspondence of the directions to

the five elements

温肾健脾 warming the kidney and strengthening

火曰炎上 fire is characterized by flaming up

the spleen

土爰稼穑 earth is characterized by

cultivation and reaping

肾阳式微 declination of kidney yang

金曰从革 metal is characterized by change 脾阳不振 inactivation of spleen yang

病缓起 gradual onset of disease

肝阴不足 insufficiency of liver yin

相乘相侮 over-restriction and reverse

restriction

水湿停聚 retention of water-dampness

肾阴不足 insufficiency of kidney yin

心肾不交 disharmony between the heart and

kidney

宣通水道 dredging water passage

通调水道 dredging and regulating water

passage

行气利水 activating qi to excrete water

水液停滞 retention of fluid

脾胃虚弱 hypofunction/weakness of the spleen

and stomach

地道不通 menopause

平肝和胃 soothing the liver and harmonizing the

stomach

水火不济 discordance between water and fire

藏象学说 theory of visceral manifestations

奇恒之腑 extraordinary fu-organs

水谷精微 cereal nutrients, essence of water and

food

传化水谷 transmission and transformation of

food

贮藏精气 storage of essence

治疗效果 curative / therapeutic effect

后天之本 postnatal / acquired base of life 藏而不泻 storage without excretion

调畅气机 regulating qi activity

肝气上逆 upward flow of liver qi

泻而不藏 excretion without storage

表热里寒 exterior heat and interior cold

水曰润下 water is characterized by

moistening and downward flowing

脾主运化 the spleen governing

transportation and transformation

肝气郁结 stagnation of liver qi

胆虚证 gallbladder deficiency syndrome

腐熟水谷 digesting food

食欲不振 poor appetite

脘腹胀闷 epigastric distension and

depression

嗳气酸腐 eructation with fetid odor

泌别清浊 separating the clear from the

turbid

食物残渣 residue of food

大肠主传导 the large intestine governing

transmission and transportation

肝旺脾虚 hyperfunction of the liver and weakness

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大肉陷下 obvious emaciation and muscular

atrophy, extreme emaciation

面色红润 ruddy complexion, rosy cheeks

胆虚不得眠 insomnia due to gallbladder asthenia

导便法 laxation

跌打损伤 traumatic injury

动静结合 integration of motion and

quietness/stillness

定喘 relieving asthma

心主血脉 the heart controlling blood and vessels

心气充沛 abundance of heart qi

防御外邪入侵 preventing the invasion of

exogenous pathogenic factor

癃闭 dysuria, retention of urine, anuria and

血液充盈 plenty of blood

dysuria

面黄肌瘦 emaciation with sallow complexion 脉道不利 unsmoothness of vessels

止珠偏斜 strabismus, squint, ocular

deviation

调节水液 regulation of water

排泄糟粕 excretion of waste material

髓海不足 insufficiency of marrow-sea

精神委靡 dispiritedness, listlessness,

lower spirit

月经不调 irregular menstruation

冲任不固 weakness of thoroughfare and

conception vessels

经期延长 prolonged menstruation

小肠实热 sthenia-heat in the small

intestine

气机调畅 smooth activity of qi

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面色无华 lusterless complexion

脉象细弱 thin and weak pulse

面色萎黄 sallow complexion

汗血同源 sweat and blood sharing the same origin

升降出入 ascending, descending, coming in and

going out

气为血帅 qi serves as the commander of the blood

气血凝滞 stagnation of qi and blood

血瘀 blood stasis

气滞腰痛 lumbago due to qi stagnation

气虚滑胎 habitual abortion due to qi asthenia

气化不利 dysfunction of qi in transformation

畏寒喜热 aversion to cold and preference for heat

气分热盛 excessive heat at qi phase

气郁化热 stagnation of qi transforming into heat

温养脏腑 warming and nourishing the viscera

瘀血阻络 blood stasis obstructing the collaterals

清肺润燥 clearing the lung and moistening dryness

破瘀通经 breaking blood stasis to promote menstruation

内伤头疼 headache due to internal injury

祛瘀 eliminating stasis, expelling stasis

逆传心包 reverse transmission into the pericardium

气不摄血 failure of qi to check the blood

宁心安神 calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind

血液循行 circulation of the blood

惊悸不安 palpitation due to fright

气的运动形式 the moving styles of qi

血液生成不足 insufficient production of the blood

平肝止血 soothing the liver to stop bleeding

血液亏虚 deficiency of the blood

离经之血 abnormal flow of the blood

津液的形状、功能与分布 form, function, and distribution of

the body fluid

气血生化之源 source for the production and transformation of

qi and blood

脉细无力 thin and weak pulse

肌肤干燥 dry skin

肌肤甲错 squamous and dry skin

血脉调和流畅 smooth and normal flow of the blood

脏腑火热炽盛 exuberant fire and heat in the viscera

机体正常水液 normal fluid inside the body

热迫血分 heat invading the blood phase

气滞津停 retention of fluid due to stagnation of qi

寒凝气滞 stagnation of cold and qi

身倦乏力 lassitude

气滞血瘀 qi stagnation and blood stasis

伤津脱液 consumption and loss of the body fluid

津液的营养和滋润作用 the nourishing and moistening functions

of the body fluid

津液的生成、输布和排泄 production, distribution, and

excretion of the body fluid

腹痛拒按 unpalpable abdominal pain

脾的“散精”功能 the function of the spleen to “dissipate

essence”

津液不足 insufficiency of the body fluid

水液停聚 retention of water

奇经八脉 eight extraordinary vessels, eight extraordinary

meridians

胃的“游溢精气” the function of the stomach to “distribute

essence”

津液生化匮乏 scanty production of the body fluid

津液的代谢平衡 the metabolic balance of the body fluid

热盛耗伤津液 consumption of the body fluid due to excessive

heat

风为百病之长 wind is the leading factor in causing various

diseases

水液代谢障碍 disturbance of water metabolism

气随津脱 exhaustion of qi due to loss of body fluid

水湿困脾 dampness encumbering the spleen

濡养肌肤 moistening and nourishing the skin

湿邪内盛 exuberance of interior dampness

经脉之海 sea of meridians

脾虚水肿 edema due to spleen deficiency

滋养脏腑 moistening and nourishing the viscera

运行全身气血 transporting qi and blood in the whole body

十二经别 twelve branches of meridians

联络脏腑肢节 connecting with viscera, limbs and joints

经别 divergent meridians

循行路线 running route

经气 meridian qi

十二正经 twelve regular meridians

十二皮部 twelve skin areas, twelve skin regions/divisions

经隧阻滞 blockage of meridians

十二经筋 twelve meridian tendons

经穴 meridian acupoints, Jing-River acupoint

饮食劳倦 improper diet and overstrain

经络辨证 syndrome differentiation according to meridians

风寒感冒 common cold due to wind-cold

经络感传 meridian conduction, channel transmission

湿热泄泻diarrhea due to damp-heat

经络现象 meridian phenomena

内生五邪 five endogenous pathogenic factors

经络阻滞 blockage of meridians

风邪外袭 pathogenic wind attacking the superficies

舒筋活络 relaxing tendons and activating collaterals

游走性关节疼痛 migratory arthralgias

刺血疗法 blood-pricking therapy

阳气衰退 decline of yang-qi

外感六淫 attacked by six climate pathogenic factors

六淫 six climatic evils

感受寒邪 attacked by pathogenic cold

经闭发肿 amenorrhea with edema

虚实夹杂 deficiency complicated with excess, asthenia

complicated with sthenia

邪正盛衰 predominance or decline of pathogenic factors and

healthy qi

寒性凝滞 cold tending to stagnate by nature

病症的虚实变化 asthenia and sthenia changes of disease

腠理闭塞 blockage of muscular interstices

机体的抗病能力 body resistance

经脉拘急收引 contraction of tendons

五心烦热 feverish sensation over the five centers

湿邪困脾 pathogenic dampness encumbering the spleen

五心 five centers (palms, soles and chest)

疾病的发生、发展与变化 occurrence, development and changes of

disease

生津安神 promoting the production of body fluid and

tranquilizing the mind

体质强弱 conditions of constitution

蓄血发黄 jaundice due to blood accumulation

气血功能紊乱 dysfunction of qi and blood

脾阳不振 inactivation of spleen yang

阴阳偏盛大 relative predominance of yin and yang

阴虚生内热 yin deficiency generating interior heat

五志过极 extreme changes of emotions

热极生风 extreme heat producing wind

精气夺则虚 depletion of essence causing deficiency

七情内伤 internal injury due to emotional disorder

阴阳互损 mutual consumption of yin and yang

饮食不节 improper diet

真热假寒 true heat and false cold

暴饮暴食 craputence

气机郁滞不畅 stagnation of qi activity

神昏谵语 coma and delirium

津液代谢失常 disorder of fluid metabolism

四诊合参 combined use of the four diagnostic methods

寒热往来 alternate attacks of chill and fever

精神活动 mental activities

津伤化燥 consumption of fluid transforming into dryness

面部表情 facial expressions

风火胁痛 hypochondriac pain due to wind-fire

精充气足 sufficient essence and abundant qi

口眼歪斜 wry mouth with distorted eyes, facial distortion

预后良好 favorable prognosis

湿浊内生 endogenous turbid dampness

表情淡漠 apathetic facial expressions

虚火上炎 flaming of asthenia-fire

精神不振 dispiritedness

邪气内陷 internal invasion of pathogenic factors

神志不清 unconsciousness

大肠热结 retention of heat in the large intestine

轻宣润燥 dispersing lung qi and moistening dryness

心脉瘀阻 blood stasis in the heart vessels

四肢抽搐 convulsion of the limbs

镜面舌 mirror-like tongue

脏腑辨证 syndrome differentiation of viscera

饥不欲食 hunger without desire for food

病位与病性 location and nature of disease

脉有胃气 pulse with stomach qi

表里同病 disease involving both the exterior and interior

清里泄热 clearing away heat in the interior

风热眩晕 vertigo due to wind-heat

寒证化热 cold syndrome transforming into heat syndrome

寒热错杂 simultaneous occurrence of cold and heat

舌淡苔白而润滑 light-colored tongue with white and slippery

coating

表邪入里 invasion of the exterior pathogenic factors into the

interior

祛风解痉 expelling wind to relieve convulsion

外感胃脘痛 stomachache due to exogenous pathogenic factors

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恶寒与恶热 aversion to cold and aversion to heat

潮热盗汗 tidal fever and night sweating

口干唇裂 dry mouth with cracked lips

高热谵妄 high fever with delirium

脉数无力 rapid and weak pulse

和血止痛 regulating blood to alleviate pain

寒邪郁而化热 stagnation of pathogenic cold changing into heat

寒因寒用 treating pseudo-cold syndrome with herbs of cold

nature

未病先防 preventing measures taken before the occurrence of

disease

热因热用 treating pseudo-heat syndrome with herbs of heat

nature

补气健脾 invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen

塞因塞用 treating obstructive syndrome with tonifying

therapy

补血养心 enriching blood to nourish the heart

发汗解表 relieving exterior syndrome by diaphoresis

水气凌心 water attacking the heart

风热乳蛾 tonsillitis due to wind-heat

心悸多梦

痰饮咳嗽

血为气母

实热蕴结

调摄精神

舒肝和胃

血脉流畅

清热泻火

关节通利

疏风泄热

气机调畅

行气消瘀

palpitation and dreaminess

cough due to fluid retention

the blood serving as the mother of qi

accumulation of sthenia-heat

regulating mental states

soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach

smooth circulation of blood

clearing away heat and reducing fire

smooth movement of joints

dispelling wind and reducing heat

free activity of qi

activating qi to resolve stagnation

益寿延年 promoting longevity

养血润肠 nourishing the blood and moistening the intestine

治病求本 treatment of disease must concentrate on the

principle cause of disease

因时、因地、因人制宜 applying proper therapeutic measure in

line with season, local conditions and individuality

急则治其标 relieving the secondary symptoms first in treating

acute disease

缓则治其本 relieving the primary symptoms in treating chronic

disease

通腑泄热 purging fu-organs to eliminate heat

燥湿化痰 drying dampness and resolving phlegm

标本兼治 treatment focusing on relieving both the secondary

and primary symptoms

正虚邪实 asthenia of healthy qi and sthenia of pathogenic

factors

痰湿壅肺 accumulation of phlegm-dampness in the lung

血枯经闭 amenorrhea due to blood exhaustion

祛虫消积 removing parasites to eliminate accumulation

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中草药 Chinese medicinal herbs 炮制 processing

四气五味 four properties and five tastes 清除杂质 eliminating impurity

入药部分 the part used for medical purpose 作用和缓 mild effect

药物采集 collection of herbs

收敛 astringency

软坚散结 softening hardness to dissipate

stagnation

发散解表 relieving exterior syndrome by

dispersion

方剂学 science of prescriptions

配伍关系 compatibility

燥湿健脾 drying dampness and strengthening

组成规律 prescription-formulating principle

the spleen

升降沉浮 ascending, descending, sinking

and floating

归经 meridian tropism

方剂的加减 modification of prescriptions

剂型和剂量 drug form and dosage

用药禁忌 contraindication in using herbs 君臣佐使 monarch, minister, assistant and guide

药物用量 dosage

辛温解表药 relieving exterior syndrome

药物毒性 toxicity of medicinal herbs

十八反与十九畏 eighteen incompatible herbs and

with herbs pungent in taste and warm in nature nineteen herbs of mutual antagonism

袪风湿药 herbs for expelling wind and

dampness

调和诸药 moderating the property of herbs

胸痛彻背 thoracic pain involving the back 温经散寒 warming meridians to dissipate cold

清热凉血药 herbs for clearing away heat and

宣肺平喘 disperse lung qi to stop asthma

cooling blood

引经报使 guiding action

针灸疗法 acupuncture and moxibustion

therapy, acumox

针刺补泻 reinforcing and reducing

techniques for needling

灵活化裁 flexible modification

清散郁热 clearing away and dispersing stagnant

heat

随症加减 modification according to symptoms

针刺手法 needling techniques, manipulation 药物饮片 processed herbs

进针手法 methods for inserting the needle 内服散剂 powder for oral taking

外用膏剂 medicinal extract for exterior

针刺止痛 alleviating pain with acupuncture

application

针刺麻醉 acupuncture anesthesia,

acu-anesthesia

针感 needling sensation

皮内针 intradermal needle

开水冲服 mixing in boiled water for oral taking

浓缩浸膏 condensed extract

耳针疗法 ear acupuncture treatment

针刺的角度与深度 angle and depth of

needling

提插捻转 lifting, thrusting, swirling and

rotating

双手进针法 insertion of needle with double

水针疗法 hydro-acupuncture therapy

hands

行针 manipulating the needle

化脓灸 blistering moxibustion

瘢痕灸 scarring moxibustion

艾炷灸 moxibustion with moxa cone

灯火灸 lamp moxibustion

温针灸 warm needling method

一指禅推法 pushing manipulation with one

finger

点按法 point-pressing manipulation

头针疗法 scalp-acupuncture therapy

推拿手法 manipulations for tuina, manipulating

techniques

减轻疼痛 alleviating pain

功法训练 exercise for practicing tuina

放松肌肉 relaxing muscles

解除肌肉紧张 relieving muscular tension

活动受限 confined activity

关节脱位 dislocation of joint

大鱼际揉法 kneading manipulation with the

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交替搓揉 alternative rubbing and kneading 旋转复位 rotating reduction

腰肌劳损 injury of lumbar muscles

解除痉挛 relieving spasm

外感发热 exogenous fever

脉象浮紧 floating and tense pulse

寒邪束表 pathogenic cold hampering the

exterior

邪热入里 interior invasion of pathogenic

heat

四肢厥冷 cold limbs

阳气不振 inactivation of yang-qi

软组织损伤 injury of soft tissues

关节粘连僵硬 adhesion and stiffness of joint

滑利关节 lubricating joint

手法补泻 reinforcing and reducing manipulations

拇指平推法 horizontal pushing with the thumb

腰椎间盘突出 protrusion of lumbar vertebral disc

午后潮热 afternoon tidal fever

热扰神明 heat disturbing mind

形体消瘦 emaciation

祛痰止咳药 herbs for eliminating phlegm and

少气懒言 lack of qi and no desire to speak

stopping cough