脉诊

脈診
màizhěn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 pulse diagnosis (TCM)
  2. 2 diagnosis based on taking the pulse

Examples

Màizhěn shì Zhōngyī sìzhěn zhī yī.
Pulse diagnosis is one of the four diagnostic methods in TCM.
Lǎo Zhōngyī màizhěn hěn zhǔn, jīhū bùyòng kàn jiǎnchá bàogào.
The old TCM doctor's pulse diagnosis is accurate — he barely looks at test reports.

Tips

culture
脉诊 is a component of 切诊, the fourth of 望闻问切 (the four diagnostic methods). Doctors feel three positions — (cùn), (guān), (chǐ) — on each wrist, reading 28 classical pulse types.

Stroke Order

mài
zhěn