Part I
TCM BASICS
中医基础

CHAPTER 1 TCM TERM FORMATION AND TCM IN GENERAL
中医术语构成规律及中医总论

Section 1 TCM Term Formation
中医术语的英语构成规则

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 TCM in General
中医总论

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Match the medical terms in English (on the left) with the ones in Chinese (on the right).

2. Translate the following terms into English.

3. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping (you may search the internet in English for "mind mapping" or search the internet in Chinese for “思维导图” for your reference).

4. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 2 ESSENTIAL QI, YIN-YANG AND FIVE-PHASE THEORIES
精气学说、阴阳学说和五行学说

Section 1 Essential Qi Theory
精气学说

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Yin-Yang Theory
阴阳学说

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Five-Phase Theory
五行理论

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English (on the left) with the ones in Chinese (on the right).

3. Translate the following terms into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 3 QI, BLOOD, SPIRIT AND BODY FLUIDS
气、血、神和津液

Section 1 Qi

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Blood

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Body Fluids and Spirit
津液和神

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Relationship among Qi, Blood, Body Fluids and Spirit
气、血、津液及神之间的关系

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 4 VISCERAL MANIFESTATION THEORY
藏象学说

Section 1 General Introduction
总论

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Five Viscera
五脏

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Six Bowels
六腑

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Extraordinary Organs
奇恒之腑

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given below.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learnt in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more TCM knowledge you have studied in Chinese to your mind map and discuss visceral manifestation theory orally based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 5 CAUSES OF DISEASE
病因

Section 1 External Causes of Disease
外感病因

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Internal Causes of Disease
内伤病因

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Causes Neither Internal nor External
不内外因

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Pathological Products
病理产物

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given in the boxes. Some of them are extra.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from other material that you have studied. Discuss the science orally, based on your mind map.

Part II
DIAGNOSTICS OF TCM
中医诊断学

CHAPTER 6 INSPECTION
望诊

Section 1 Inspection of the Tongue Body
望舌体

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 2 Inspection of the Tongue Fur
望舌苔

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

2. Translate the following terms into English.

3. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

4. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 7 LISTENING AND SMELLING EXAMINATION, AND PULSE DIAGNOSIS
闻诊和脉诊

Section 1 Smelling
嗅气味

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Pulse Examination and Normal Pulse
诊脉和正常脉

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Morbid Pulse
病脉

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM terms in English given below.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms into English.

4. Critical thinking: What are the relations of the three regions of the wrist pulse with their corresponding organs?

5. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

6. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 8 INQUIRY
问诊

Section 1 Inquiry About Cold and Heat
问寒热

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Inquiry About Pain
问疼痛

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Inquiry About Other Conditions
问其他情况

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given in the box.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 9 EIGHT-PRINCIPLE PATTERN DIFFERENTIATION
八纲辨证

Section 1 Exterior-Interior Pattern Differentiation
表里辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Cold-Heat Pattern Differentiation
寒热辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Deficiency-Excess Pattern Differentiation
虚实辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Yin-Yang Pattern Differentiation
阴阳辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Relationships Among the Eight-Principle Patterns
八纲证候间的关系

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 6 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 10 DISEASE CAUSES, QI-BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS PATTERN DIFFERENTIATION
病因、气血和津液辨证

Section 1 Six Excesses Pattern Differentiation
六淫辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Qi Diseases Pattern Differentiation
气病辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 3 Blood Diseases Pattern Differentiation
血病辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Body Fluids Pattern Differentiation
津液辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from other material that you have studied. Discuss the science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 11 VISCERAL PATTERN DIFFERENTIATION
脏腑辨证

Section 1 Heart Diseases Pattern Differentiation
心病辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Lung Diseases Pattern Differentiation
肺病辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Spleen Diseases Pattern Differentiation
脾病辨证

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from other material that you have studied. Discuss the science orally, based on your mind map.

Part III
ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION
针灸学

CHAPTER 12 MERIDIAN AND COLLATERAL THEORY
经络学说

Section 1 Twelve Meridians
十二经脉

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Extra Meridians, Collaterals, Divergences, Sinews and Cutaneous Regions
奇经八脉、络脉、经别、经筋和皮部

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Meridian Courses and Meridian Diseases
经脉循行及其主病

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English from the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 13 ACUPUNCTURE POINT THEORY
腧穴学

Section 1 Meridian Points
经穴

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Specific Points
特定穴

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 3 Extra Acupoints, Ouch Points and Therapeutic Effects of Acupoints
经外奇穴、阿是穴和腧穴的疗效

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Acupuncture Point Location
腧穴定位法

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English in the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 14 ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUE, POINT SELECTION AND COMBINATION
针灸技术、选穴和配穴

Section 1 Needle Insertion, Retention and Withdrawal
进针、留针和出针

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 2 Needle Manipulation Technique
行针技术

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Moxibustion and Cupping
灸法和拔罐法

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Point Selection and Combination
选穴与配穴

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English from the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

Part IV
CHINESE PHARMACY AND FORMULA STUDY
中药学和方剂学

CHAPTER 15 PROPERTIES AND CATEGORIZATION OF CHINESE MEDICINALS
中药的性能与分类

Section 1 Four Qi, Five Flavors, Directional Action and Meridian Entry
四气、五味、升降沉浮与归经

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Exterior-Releasing Medicinals and Heat-Clearing Medicinals
解表药与清热药

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Other Medicinals
其他中药

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English from the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 16 FORMULA STUDY
方剂学

Section 1 Combination and Administration of Chinese Medicinals
药物的配伍和给药方法

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Medicinal Roles in Formula, Decoction Methods and Formula Categorization
药物在方剂中的相互作用、煎药方法和方剂分类

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 3 Chaihu Shugan San
柴胡疏肝散

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English from the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms from Chinese into English.

4. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

5. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

CHAPTER 17 DISEASES TREATMENT
疾病的治疗

Section 1 Therapeutic Principles
治则

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 2 Treatment Methods
治法

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

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Section 3 Terms of Anatomical Directions and Body Positions
解剖方位和体位术语

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 4 Acupuncture Treatment for Bell's Palsy
面神经麻痹的针灸治疗

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 5 Medicinal Treatment for Dysmenorrhea
痛经的中药治疗

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

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Review of Terms

Activities

Section 6 Medical Dialogue
医学会话

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding TCM English terms given.

2. Match the medical terms in English from the left column with the ones in Chinese in the right column.

3. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

4. Translate the following terms in Chinese into English.

5. Brain-storm what you have learned in this chapter, and summarize the chapter by mind mapping.

6. Add more information to your mind map from what you have studied in other books. Discuss the TCM science orally, based on your mind map.

Vocabulary