Definition & Meaning

feel the pulse; pulse-taking

Word usage

qiè mài

切 脉

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v.feel the pulse; pulse-taking
- qiè mài tīng zhěn
  切脉听诊
  feel one's pulse and listen to his breathing
- dì sì zhǒng zhěn duàn fāng fǎ bāo kuò qiè mài hé àn yā shēn tǐ de qí tā bù wèi
  第四种诊断方法包括切脉和按压身体的其它部位。
  The fourth diagnostic method includes pulse-taking and, on the other, palpation of different parts of the body.
- qiè mài zhēn jiǔ
  切脉针灸
  pulse acupuncture
synonym
bǎ mài把脉 zhěn mài诊脉 hào mài号脉 píng mài评脉

Word usage

Separable word
"切" and "脉" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 医生给我切过脉了。
  The doctor has felt my pulse.
- 刚刚谁给你切的脉？
  Who felt your pulse just now?
- 大夫正切着脉呢。
  The doctor is feeling the pulse.

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