TCM Term Formation

中医术语的英语构成规则

New Terms, Phrases and Expressions

The common words that form TCM terms in this section are listed below, and you are required to translate the example terms. The first two terms have been done for you as examples. To confirm your answers, you may refer to WHO International Standard Terminologies om Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region (website: http://www.pharmnet.com.cn/tcm/dict/), Paradigm Online TCM Dictionary by Nigel Wiseman (website: http://www.paradigm-pubs.com/TermList), and International Standard Chinese-English Basic Nomenclature of Chinese Medicine by WFCMS*. However, please be aware that not all of the terms in these dictionaries are 100 percent appropriate.

Term Meaning Example and Its Translation
liver liver yang 肝阳
→ Yang is a Chinese loan word* from pinyin for 阳
肝气 liver qi
→ Qi is a Chinese loan word means 气
open at 开窍 liver opens at the eyes ____
肺开窍于鼻 ____
→ 肺:lung
heart opens at the tongue ____
hyperactivity* 亢(盛) ascendant hyperactivity ____
→ ascendant: 向上的
ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang ____
exuberance* 阳盛 ____
yin exuberance ____
debilitation* yang debilitation ____
阴衰 ____