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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(TCM) the four diagnostic methods: 望診|望诊[wàng zhěn] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wén zhěn] (listening and smelling), 問診|问诊[wèn zhěn] (questioning), and 切診|切诊[qiè zhěn] (palpation, including pulse examination)
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四診 四诊 [si4 zhen3] /(TCM) the four diagnostic methods: 望診|望诊[wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wen2 zhen3] (listening and smelling), 問診|问诊[wen4 zhen3] (questioning), and 切診|切诊[qie4 zhen3] (palpation, including pulse examination)/

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