feel the pulse; pulse diagnosis (TCM)
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to feel or take the pulse (in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
A fundamental diagnostic technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine where the practitioner presses on the patient's radial artery at the wrist to assess the condition of internal organs and overall health.
Zhōng中
yī医
tōng通
guò过
qiè切
mài脉
lái来
pàn判
duàn断
bìng病
rén人
de的
shēn身
tǐ体
zhuàng状
kuàng况
。
Traditional Chinese medicine doctors assess a patient's physical condition by feeling the pulse.
Yī医
shēng生
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
huàn患
zhě者
qiè切
mài脉
。
The doctor is currently taking the patient's pulse.
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Qiè切
mài脉
shì是
zhōng中
yī医
sì四
zhěn诊
fǎ法
zhī之
yī一
，
yǔ与
wàng望
zhěn诊
、
wén闻
zhěn诊
、
wèn问
zhěn诊
bìng并
liè列
。
Pulse-taking is one of the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine, alongside observation, listening, and inquiry.
Lǎo老
láng郎
zhōng中
qiè切
mài脉
hòu后
kāi开
le了
yī一
fù副
zhōng中
yào药
。
After feeling the pulse, the old traditional doctor prescribed a dose of herbal medicine.