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望闻问切

望聞問切
wàngwénwènqiē
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 look, listen, ask, feel the pulse
  2. 2 the four diagnostic methods of Chinese medicine

Examples

中医通过望闻问切来诊断病情。
Zhōngyī tōngguò wàng wén wèn qiē lái zhěnduàn bìngqíng.
Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses illness through the four methods: observation, listening/smelling, questioning, and pulse-taking.
老中医望闻问切之后，开了一剂药方。
Lǎo zhōngyī wàng wén wèn qiē zhī hòu, kāi le yí jì yàofāng.
After the four-method examination, the old TCM doctor wrote out a prescription.

Tips

culture
The 四诊 (four diagnostic methods) are foundational to TCM: 望 (observe appearance), 闻 (listen/smell), 问 (ask about symptoms), 切 (feel the pulse).

Stroke Order

望 wàng
闻 wén
问 wèn
切 qiē