针灸师

針灸師

zhēnjiǔshī

noun #30,945

Measure Word

一位针灸师 wèi

Meanings

1 acupuncturist
2 acupuncture practitioner

Characters

moxibustion (burning mugwort)

master; practitioner

Examples

HSK 6

针灸师在我背上扎了几针。

Zhēnjiǔshī zài wǒ bèi shàng zhā le jǐ zhēn.

The acupuncturist inserted several needles in my back.

HSK 7-9

她是一位资深的针灸师。

Tā shì yī wèi zīshēn de zhēnjiǔshī.

She is a seasoned acupuncturist.

Tips

memory

针 = needle, 灸 = moxibustion (burning mugwort cones on the skin), 师 = practitioner. So literally a "needle-and-moxibustion practitioner" - both treatments are part of traditional Chinese 针灸 therapy, even though English borrowed only "acupuncture."

Stroke Order

针 zhēn

灸 jiǔ

师 shī