{"id":14645,"date":"2026-08-04T18:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=14645"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:26:16","slug":"traditional-chinese-medicine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/traditional-chinese-medicine-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Chinese medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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y\u00f2ngy\u01d4\n      \u2014 Everyday TCM Terms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/traditional-chinese-medicine-2\/#%E6%B2%BB%E6%B2%BB%E7%99%82%E7%96%97%E6%96%B9%E6%96%B9%E5%BC%8F%E5%BC%8F_zhiliao_fangshi_%E2%80%94_Treatments\" >\u6cbb\u6cbb\u7642\u7597\u65b9\u65b9\u5f0f\u5f0f\n      zh\u00ecli\u00e1o f\u0101ngsh\u00ec\n      \u2014 Treatments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/traditional-chinese-medicine-2\/#%E9%A3%9F%E9%A3%9F%E7%99%82%E7%96%97_shiliao_%E2%80%94_Food_Therapy\" >\u98df\u98df\u7642\u7597\n      sh\u00edli\u00e1o\n      \u2014 Food Therapy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" 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you&#8217;ve read the Symptoms or Fruits vocabulary here, you&#8217;ve already run into Traditional Chinese Medicine without necessarily knowing its logic. This is the framework underneath all of it \u2014 the handful of core ideas that Chinese-speaking households still reach for when deciding what to eat, where to press, or when to see a doctor.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- YIN & YANG -->\n  <section id=\"yinyang\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">The starting point<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%99%B0%E9%98%B4%E9%99%BD%E9%98%B3_yinyang_%E2%80%94_Yin_Yang\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9670<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9634<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u967d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9633<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">y\u012bny\u00e1ng<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Yin &amp; Yang<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-note\">Every other concept on this page is really just a more specific version of one idea: two opposite forces that need to stay in balance.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"voc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9670<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9634<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u012bn<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u012bn<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">yin \u2014 cool, passive, inward<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u967d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9633<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e1ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u00e1ng<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">yang \u2014 warm, active, outward<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e73\u8861<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e73\u8861<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00edngh\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">p\u00edngh\u00e9ng<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">balance<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">Not good vs. bad<\/p>\n      <p>Neither is &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;bad&#8221; \u2014 they&#8217;re just two sides of the same thing. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9670<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9634<\/span> y\u012bn stands for stillness (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9759<\/span> j\u00ecng), night (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591c<\/span> y\u00e8), cold (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span> h\u00e1n), and softness (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u67d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u67d4<\/span> r\u00f3u). <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u967d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9633<\/span> y\u00e1ng stands for movement (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8<\/span> d\u00f2ng), day (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e5<\/span> r\u00ec), heat (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span> r\u00e8), and firmness (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a<\/span> g\u0101ng). Everything is thought to hold a bit of both at once. The two are also mutually dependent (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u76f8\u4e92\u4f9d\u5b58<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76f8\u4e92\u4f9d\u5b58<\/span> xi\u0101ngh\u00f9 y\u012bc\u00fan) \u2014 without yang there&#8217;s no such thing as yin, and without yin there&#8217;s no such thing as yang. Neither stays fixed, either: one grows as the other fades (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b64\u6d88\u5f7c\u9577<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b64\u6d88\u5f7c\u957f<\/span> c\u01d0xi\u0101o b\u01d0zh\u01ceng), always drifting toward a moving balance rather than a fixed one (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u614b\u5e73\u8861<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u6001\u5e73\u8861<\/span> d\u00f2ngt\u00e0i p\u00edngh\u00e9ng). This is the lens applied to more or less everything, food included \u2014 for how it plays out with fruit specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/13\/fruits-chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see it applied to 26 fruits \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- QI & MERIDIANS -->\n  <section id=\"qi\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">What&#8217;s actually flowing<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B0%A3%E6%B0%94%E8%88%87%E4%B8%8E%E7%B6%93%E7%BB%8F%E7%B5%A1%E7%BB%9C_qi_yu_jingluo_%E2%80%94_Qi_Meridians\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c14<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8207<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d93<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ecf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7edc<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">q\u00ec y\u01d4 j\u012bnglu\u00f2<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Qi &amp; Meridians<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"voc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c14<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">q\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">q\u00ec<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">qi \u2014 vital energy<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c23\u8840<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c14\u8840<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">q\u00ecxu\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">q\u00ecxu\u00e8<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">qi and blood<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d93\u7d61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ecf\u7edc<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">j\u012bnglu\u00f2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">j\u012bnglu\u00f2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">meridians<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7a74\u4f4d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7a74\u4f4d<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">xu\u00e8w\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">xu\u00e9w\u00e8i<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">acupoint<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">Two phrases explain most pain<\/p>\n      <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u901a\u5247\u75db<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u901a\u5219\u75db<\/span> b\u00f9t\u014dng z\u00e9 t\u00f2ng \u2014 &#8220;no flow, then pain&#8221; \u2014 a blocked meridian disrupting circulation. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u69ae\u5247\u75db<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8363\u5219\u75db<\/span> b\u00f9r\u00f3ng z\u00e9 t\u00f2ng \u2014 &#8220;no nourishment, then pain&#8221; \u2014 an organ not getting what it needs. Acupuncture and acupressure both work by targeting <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7a74\u4f4d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7a74\u4f4d<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">xu\u00e8w\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">xu\u00e9w\u00e8i<\/span>, points along the meridians believed to influence qi flow to a specific organ or area.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- FIVE ELEMENTS -->\n  <section id=\"elements\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">The body&#8217;s internal map<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94%E4%BA%94%E8%A1%8C%E8%A1%8C_wuxing_%E2%80%94_The_Five_Elements\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">w\u01d4x\u00edng<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 The Five Elements<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-note\">Every major organ is mapped to one of five elements \u2014 and the elements act on each other, which is how TCM explains why, say, stress (Liver \/ Wood) upsets digestion (Stomach \/ Earth).<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"elements\">\n      <p class=\"elements-label\">Organ correspondences \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"elements-wheel\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 320 320\">\n          <defs>\n            <marker id=\"arrowGen\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 10\" refX=\"8\" refY=\"5\" markerWidth=\"5\" markerHeight=\"5\" orient=\"auto-start-reverse\">\n              <path d=\"M0,0 L10,5 L0,10 z\" fill=\"#b0866a\"\/>\n            <\/marker>\n            <marker id=\"arrowOver\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 10\" refX=\"8\" refY=\"5\" markerWidth=\"5\" markerHeight=\"5\" orient=\"auto-start-reverse\">\n              <path d=\"M0,0 L10,5 L0,10 z\" 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class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u706b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"py\">hu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"organ\">Heart<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"el-node earth\" style=\"left:71.3%;top:82.2%;\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u571f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u571f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"py\">t\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"organ\">Spleen<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"el-node metal\" style=\"left:28.8%;top:82.2%;\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91d1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91d1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"py\">j\u012bn<\/span><span class=\"organ\">Lung<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"el-node water\" style=\"left:15.9%;top:41.9%;\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><\/span><span class=\"py\">shu\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"organ\">Kidney<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"elements-legend\">\n        <span><span class=\"leg-line\"><\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u76f8\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76f8\u751f<\/span> generating<\/span>\n        <span><span class=\"leg-line dash\"><\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u76f8\u524b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76f8\u514b<\/span> overcoming<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">Why mood shows up on a digestion page<\/p>\n      <p>Wood is said to act directly on Earth \u2014 so unsettled emotion (Liver Qi) throws off digestion (Spleen\/Stomach). It&#8217;s the traditional reasoning behind advice that sounds almost too simple: stay calm at meals, and your stomach will thank you.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- DIAGNOSIS -->\n  <section id=\"diagnosis\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Figuring out what&#8217;s wrong<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%A8%BA%E8%AF%8A%E6%96%B7%E6%96%AD%E6%96%B9%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95%E6%B3%95_zhenduan_fangfa_%E2%80%94_Diagnosis\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a3a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b7<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65ad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cd5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6cd5<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">zh\u011bndu\u00e0n f\u0101ngf\u01ce<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Diagnosis<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"voc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u628a\u8108<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u628a\u8109<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u01cem\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u01cem\u00e0i<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">take the pulse<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u820c\u8a3a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u820c\u8bca<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00e9zh\u011bn<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00e9zh\u011bn<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">tongue diagnosis<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u671b\u805e\u554f\u5207<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u671b\u95fb\u95ee\u5207<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">w\u00e0ng w\u00e9n w\u00e8n qi\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">w\u00e0ng w\u00e9n w\u00e8n qi\u00e8<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">the four exams: look, listen\/smell, ask, touch<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"photo-grid-full\">\n      <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u628a\u8108.jpg\" alt=\"\u628a\u8108\"><figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u628a\u8108<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u628a\u8109<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u4e2d\u91ab.jpg\" alt=\"\u4e2d\u85e5\"><figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u85e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u836f<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">No blood test required<\/p>\n      <p>A first visit to a TCM practitioner often skips lab work entirely \u2014 the tongue&#8217;s color and coating, the strength and rhythm of the pulse at the wrist, and a round of questions about sleep, appetite, and mood are usually enough to form a diagnosis.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- COMMON TERMS -->\n  <section id=\"terms\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Words you&#8217;ll actually hear<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B8%B8%E5%B8%B8%E8%A6%8B%E8%A7%81%E4%B8%AD%E4%B8%AD%E9%86%AB%E5%8C%BB%E7%94%A8%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E%E8%AF%AD_changjian_zhongyi_yongyu_%E2%80%94_Everyday_TCM_Terms\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u898b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91ab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u533b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7528<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7528<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">ch\u00e1ngji\u00e0n zh\u014dngy\u012b y\u00f2ngy\u01d4<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Everyday TCM Terms<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-note\">These come up constantly outside a clinic too \u2014 in casual conversation about how someone&#8217;s feeling, or why they&#8217;re avoiding a certain food.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"voc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6fd5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e7f<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">dampness<div class=\"voc-example\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6fd5\u6c23\u91cd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e7f\u6c14\u91cd<\/span> sh\u012bq\u00ec zh\u00f2ng \u2014 excessive dampness<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">h\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">h\u00e1n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">cold<div class=\"voc-example\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2\u6c14<\/span> h\u00e1nq\u00ec \u2014 internal cold<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">r\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">r\u00e8<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">heat<div class=\"voc-example\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u809d\u706b\u65fa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u809d\u706b\u65fa<\/span> g\u0101nhu\u01d2 w\u00e0ng \u2014 excessive liver fire<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u865b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u865a<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">x\u016b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u016b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">deficiency<div class=\"voc-example\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c23\u865b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c14\u865a<\/span> q\u00ecx\u016b \u2014 qi deficiency<br><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8840\u865b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8840\u865a<\/span> xu\u00e8x\u016b \u2014 blood deficiency<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5be6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b9e<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">excess<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00e0nghu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00e0nghu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">excessive internal heat<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6392\u6bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6392\u6bd2<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00e1id\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">p\u00e1id\u00fa<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">detoxify<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8abf\u7406<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c03\u7406<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">ti\u00e1ol\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ti\u00e1ol\u01d0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">to regulate \/ restore health<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad4\u8cea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f53\u8d28<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">t\u01d0zh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">t\u01d0zh\u00ec<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">constitution<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">Mix and match<\/p>\n      <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span> h\u00e1n, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span> r\u00e8, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6fd5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e7f<\/span> sh\u012b, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u865b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u865a<\/span> x\u016b, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5be6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b9e<\/span> sh\u00ed are part of what&#8217;s called the Eight Principles \u2014 the basic vocabulary TCM uses to describe almost any imbalance, and they combine freely: someone can be told they&#8217;re &#8220;damp-heat,&#8221; &#8220;qi-deficient,&#8221; or &#8220;cold-deficient,&#8221; and that combination is what determines the food, herbs, or treatment recommended.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- TREATMENTS -->\n  <section id=\"treatments\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">What actually happens in a clinic<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B2%BB%E6%B2%BB%E7%99%82%E7%96%97%E6%96%B9%E6%96%B9%E5%BC%8F%E5%BC%8F_zhiliao_fangshi_%E2%80%94_Treatments\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cbb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6cbb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7642<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7597<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f0f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f0f<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">zh\u00ecli\u00e1o f\u0101ngsh\u00ec<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Treatments<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"voc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u91ab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u533b<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">zh\u014dngy\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">zh\u014dngy\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">TCM \/ TCM practitioner<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u85e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u836f<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">zh\u014dngy\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">zh\u014dngy\u00e0o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">Chinese herbal medicine<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91dd\u7078<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9488\u7078<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">zh\u0113nji\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">zh\u0113nji\u01d4<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">acupuncture<div class=\"voc-example\">also heard in Taiwan as <em>zh\u0113nji\u016b<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u63a8\u62ff<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u63a8\u62ff<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">tu\u012bn\u00e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">tu\u012bn\u00e1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">tui na (therapeutic massage)<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u827e\u7078<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u827e\u7078<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u00e0iji\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u00e0iji\u01d4<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">moxibustion<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u62d4\u7f50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62d4\u7f50<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u00e1gu\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u00e1gu\u00e0n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">cupping<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u522e\u75e7<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u522e\u75e7<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">gu\u0101sh\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">gu\u0101sh\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">scraping therapy<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"photo-grid-full\">\n      <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zhenjiu.jpg\" alt=\"\u91dd\u7078\"><figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91dd\u7078<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9488\u7078<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_9vml9k9vml9k9vml.png\" alt=\"\u63a8\u62ff\"><figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u63a8\u62ff<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u63a8\u62ff<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u62d4\u7f50.webp\" alt=\"\u62d4\u7f50\"><figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u62d4\u7f50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62d4\u7f50<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u522e\u75e7.avif\" alt=\"\u522e\u75e7\"><figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u522e\u75e7<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u522e\u75e7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">You&#8217;ve probably already seen <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u62d4\u7f50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62d4\u7f50<\/span> b\u00e1gu\u00e0n<\/p>\n      <p>Cupping leaves round, dark bruise-like marks by using suction to draw blood to the surface \u2014 it went viral at the 2016 Rio Olympics when swimmer Michael Phelps showed up to a race covered in circular marks from a cupping session. The bruising looks dramatic but typically fades within a week or two.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- FOOD THERAPY -->\n  <section id=\"food\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Medicine, three times a day<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%A3%9F%E9%A3%9F%E7%99%82%E7%96%97_shiliao_%E2%80%94_Food_Therapy\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98df<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98df<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7642<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7597<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">sh\u00edli\u00e1o<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Food Therapy<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"voc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98df\u7642<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98df\u7597<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00edli\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00edli\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">food therapy<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u85e5\u81b3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u836f\u81b3<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e0osh\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u00e0osh\u00e0n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">medicinal cuisine<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u88dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u8865<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">j\u00ecnb\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">j\u00ecnb\u01d4<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">to nourish the body through food<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eab\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e29\u6c34<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">w\u0113nshu\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">w\u0113nshu\u01d0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">warm water<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed\u6c34<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">r\u00e8shu\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">r\u00e8shu\u01d0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">hot water<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"voc-item\"><div class=\"voc-cn zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d\u958b\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d\u5f00\u6c34<\/span><\/div><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">&#128266;<\/button><div class=\"voc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u00e1ik\u0101ishu\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u00e1ik\u0101ishu\u01d0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"voc-en\">plain boiled water<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"note-box\">\n      <p class=\"note-label\">Why the water is never iced<\/p>\n      <p>Ask for water in most of China or Taiwan and you&#8217;ll get it warm, not cold \u2014 restaurants often serve <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eab\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e29\u6c34<\/span> w\u0113nshu\u01d0 or hot tea by default, and thermoses of hot water are a fixture in homes and offices. Cold drinks are traditionally believed to shock the stomach and slow digestion, while warm water is thought to support it \u2014 the same cold\/hot logic behind the fruit-eating advice, just applied to what you drink. It&#8217;s also behind one of the most-mocked phrases in Chinese: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u559d\u71b1\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u559d\u70ed\u6c34<\/span> du\u014d h\u0113 r\u00e8shu\u01d0 \u2014 &#8220;drink more hot water&#8221; \u2014 the go-to, faintly unhelpful response to almost any complaint, from a headache to a breakup.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"closing\">\n    <p class=\"kicker\">One last thing<\/p>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%AA%E5%8F%AA%E6%98%AF%E6%98%AF%E7%94%9F%E7%94%9F%E7%97%85%E7%97%85%E6%89%8D%E6%89%8D%E7%9C%8B%E7%9C%8B_buzhi_shi_shengbing_cai_kan_%E2%80%94_More_Than_Medicine\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">b\u00f9zh\u01d0 sh\u00ec sh\u0113ngb\u00ecng c\u00e1i k\u00e0n<\/span>\n      <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 More Than Medicine<\/span>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p>TCM isn&#8217;t just for when something&#8217;s wrong. People see a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u91ab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u533b<\/span> zh\u014dngy\u012b for allergies, infertility, weight loss, skincare, helping a child grow taller, or hair loss \u2014 not only once they&#8217;re sick. In Taiwan and China, it&#8217;s woven into daily life rather than kept for emergencies: it&#8217;s completely normal to &#8220;tune up&#8221; your <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad4\u8cea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f53\u8d28<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">t\u01d0zh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">t\u01d0zh\u00ec<\/span> the way you&#8217;d get a regular check-up. 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