中医
HSK 2 (2021)
中医 (zhōngyī) · traditional Chinese medicine
中医 (zhōngyī) means “traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese-medicine doctor”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 医 (to cure). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 中医 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
医 yī · to cure
What 医 is made of
- 匸xì — box
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 匸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想看中医。Wǒ xiǎng kàn zhōngyī.I want to see a Chinese-medicine doctor.
她妈妈是中医。Tā māma shì zhōngyī.Her mom is a doctor of Chinese medicine.
Questions about 中医
What does 中医 mean?
中医 (zhōngyī) means “traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese-medicine doctor”.
How do you pronounce 中医?
中医 is pronounced zhōngyī.
Which HSK level is 中医?
中医 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中医 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.