New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 4 Lesson 49“头痛医脚” "Treating a Headache by Curing the Foot"
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讳疾忌医huì jí jì yīie.hide one's sickness for fear of treatment; conceal one's faults for fear of criticism
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 医 | yī | v./n. | to treet/doctor; medical science |
| 2 | 头痛医脚 | tóu tòng yī jiǎo | ie. | treat the foot when the head aches |
| 3 | 中医 | zhōng | n. | traditional Chinese medical science; doctor of traditional Chinese medicine |
| 4 | 痛 | tòng | v. | to ache |
| 5 | 胃病 | wèi | n. | stomach trouble; gastric disease |
| 6 | 胃 | wèi | n. | stomach |
| 7 | 听诊 | tīng | n. | auscultation |
| 8 | 机器 | jī | n. | machine |
| 9 | 整体 | zhěng | n. | whole; entirety |
| 10 | 西医 | xī | n. | Western medicine; doctor of Western medicine |
| 11 | 气色 | qì | n. | complexion; color |
| 12 | 理论 | lǐ | n. | theory |
| 13 | 治 | zhì | v. | to treat (a disease); to cure |
| 14 | 大夫 | dài | n. | doctor |
| 15 | 整 | zhěng | adj. | whole |
| 16 | 手腕 | shǒu | n. | wrist |
| 17 | 号脉 | hào | v. | to feel the pulse |
| 18 | 修理 | xiū | v. | to repair; to mend |
| 19 | 脉 | mài | n. | pulse |
| 20 | 医学 | yī | n. | medical science |
| 21 | 某 | mǒu | pron. | certain; some |
| 22 | 指头 | zhǐ | n. | toe |
| 23 | 舌头 | shé | n. | tongue |
| 24 | 信息 | xìn | n. | information |
| 25 | 药方 | yào | n. | prescription |
| 26 | 紧张 | jǐn | adj. | tense; nervous |
| 27 | 山楂 | shān | n. | (Chinese) hawthorn |
| 28 | 病人 | bìng | n. | patient |
| 29 | 体 | tǐ | n. | body |
| 30 | 听诊器 | tīng | n. | stethoscope |
| 31 | 按摩 | àn | v. | to massage |
| 32 | 结合 | jié | v. | to combine; to integrate |
| 33 | 开药方 | kāi yào | v. | to write a prescription |
| 34 | 零件 | líng | n. | spare part; component (of a machine) |
| 35 | 脚指头 | jiǎo | n. | toe |
| 36 | 器官 | qì | n. | organ; apparatus |
| 37 | 重视 | zhòng | v. | to attach importance to; to think highly of |
| 38 | 肝 | gān | n. | liver |
| 39 | 要紧 | yào | adj. | serious; important |
| 40 | 简直 | jiǎn | adv. | simply; at all |
| 41 | 正好 | zhèng | adv./adj. | happen to / just right |
| 42 | 大臣 | dà | n. | minister |
| 43 | 王宫 | wáng | n. | imperial palace |
| 44 | 矿物 | kuàng | n. | mineral |
| 45 | 利用 | lì | v. | to make use of; to utilize |
| 46 | 气功 | qì | n. | qigong, a traditional Chinese system of deep breathing exercises |
| 47 | 战国 | Zhàn | pn. | the Warring States (475-221 B.C.) |
| 48 | 国王 | guó | n. | king |
| 49 | 热敷 | rè | v. | to apply a hot compress |
| 50 | 扁鹊 | Biǎn Què | pn. | Bian Que (a well-known Chinese doctor of the Warring States Period) |
| 51 | 针灸 | zhēn | n. | acupuncture |
| 52 | 自 | zì | prep. | from |
| 53 | 消化 | xiāo | v. | to digest |
| 54 | 医术 | yī | n. | medical skill |
| 55 | 艾滋病 | Àizī | pn. | AIDS |
| 56 | 肌肉 | jī | n. | muscle |
| 57 | 皮肤 | pí | n. | skin |
| 58 | 讳疾忌医 | huì jí jì yī | ie. | hide one's sickness for fear of treatment; conceal one's faults for fear of criticism |
| 59 | 发作 | fā | v. | to break out; to show the effects of |
| 60 | 肠 | cháng | n. | intestines |
| 61 | 动物 | dòng | n. | animal |
| 62 | 骨髓 | gǔ | n. | bone marrow |
| 63 | 同仁堂 | Tóng | pn. | Tongren Medicine Shop (a famous pharmacy of traditional Chinese medicine) |
| 64 | 独特 | dú | adj. | unique; distinctive |
| 65 | 肯 | kěn | v. | to be willing to |
| 66 | 承认 | chéng | v. | to recognize; to admit |
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