zung1 ji1中醫中医
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Definition
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), or a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Traditional Chinese Medicine; the system of Chinese medical theory and practice
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the professional practitioner rather than the medical system itself. When someone says they are going to see a 中醫, they are usually referring to a consultation for herbal medicine, acupuncture, or bone setting. It is common to pair this with the verb 睇, as in 睇中醫, which functions similarly to seeing a Western doctor.
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Common phrases
to see a Chinese medicine practitioner
registered Chinese medicine practitioner
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 西醫, which refers to a Western-style medical doctor. Learners sometimes mistakenly use the word to describe the medicine itself, but the medicine is actually called 中藥.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
