针灸 meaning in English

zhēnjiǔ

acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 針灸14 strokes

Meaning of 针灸

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhēnjiǔ
  1. acupuncture and moxibustion
  2. to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion

针灸 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

很hěn多duō人rén都dōu相xiāng信xìn针zhēn灸jiǔ有yǒu治zhì愈yù疾jí病bìng的de功gōng效xiào。
Many people believe acupuncture can cure diseases.

Stroke order for each character

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针 zhēn · needle · 7 strokes

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灸 jiǔ · to cauterize · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 针灸.

针对zhēnduìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
打针dǎzhēnto give or get an injection
方针fāngzhēnpolicy; guidelines
指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
针锋相对zhēnfēng-xiāngduìto oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
针头zhēntóutip of a needle; syringe needle
胸针xiōngzhēnbrooch
别针biézhēnpin; safety pin
指针zhǐzhēnpointer on a gauge; clock hand
大海捞针dàhǎilāozhēnlit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
针筒zhēntǒngsyringe
缝针féngzhēnto stitch fabric; (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision

Questions about 针灸

What does 针灸 mean?

针灸 (zhēnjiǔ) means "acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 针灸?

针灸 is made of 2 characters: 针 (7 strokes), 灸 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 针灸 an HSK word?

Yes. 针灸 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 针灸 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 针灸 is written 針灸.