第十三课: 四气, 五味, 归经

34 words

WordPinyinDefinition
冷淡lěng dàncold
名气míng qìreputation
告诫gào jièto warn
专程zhuān chéngspecifically
年长nián zhǎngsenior
后来居上hòu lái jū shànglit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation
擅长shàn chángto be good at
栽跟头zāi gēn touto fall head over heels
概括gài kuòto summarize
次于cì yúsecond after
归经guī jīngchannel tropism (TCM)
清热qīng rèto alleviate fever (medicine)
无味wú wèitasteless
熟地shú dìcultivated land
祛寒qū hánto dispel cold (TCM)
膀胱páng guāngurinary bladder
虚心xū xīnopen-minded
诚恳chéng kěnsincere
Xīnsurname Xin
针对zhēn duìto target
麻黄má huángephedra (genus Ephedra)
黄芪huáng qíhuangqi
黄连huáng liánChinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
药性yào xìngmedicinal properties
发汗解表fā hàn jiě biǎoinduce sweat and relieve superficies
主治zhǔ zhìmain indication (of a drug)
收涩shōu sèastringency
四气sì qìfour properties (of medicines)
利水消肿lì shuǐ xiāo zhǒnginduce diuresis to alleviate edema
宣肺平喘xuān fèi píng chuǎnventilate the stagnated lung qi to suppress asthma
忘年之交wàng nián zhī jiāogood friends despite great difference in age
妄用wàng yòngmisuse
详辩xiáng biàncarefully differentiate
医林yī línmedical circles