mài

脉息

Word · NounTraditional脈

pulse; blood vessel; vein

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

pulse (in traditional Chinese medicine)

technical

Specifically refers to the pulse as examined in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis. TCM doctors analyze the pulse to assess health and diagnose illnesses.

Lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
tā他
zhěn诊
mài脉
 。

The old TCM doctor is feeling his pulse for diagnosis.

Zhōng中
yī医
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
shì视
mài脉
xiàng象
 。

Traditional Chinese medicine places great importance on the quality of the pulse.