穴道

xuédào
noun #37,511

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 acupuncture point
  2. 2 acupoint
  3. 3 pressure point

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhōngyī rènwéi réntǐ yǒu shùbǎi gè xuédào.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the human body has hundreds of acupoints.
HSK 7-9
Wǔxiá xiǎoshuō li de gāoshǒu néng diǎn biérén de xuédào.
Masters in wuxia novels can paralyze others by striking their pressure points.

Tips

usage
穴道 is the everyday/wuxia term; the technical TCM term you'll see in textbooks and clinics is 穴位 (xuéwèi). Note the reading = xué (not xuè) when it means 'cave / acupoint'.

In Pop Culture

diǎn xué
pressure-point strike
Iconic wuxia move where a fighter immobilizes or kills an opponent by jabbing a single 穴道 - central to novels by 金庸 (Jin Yong / Louis Cha) and countless kung-fu films.

Stroke Order

xué
dào