niē jǐ zhì liáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
chiropractic (medicine)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

捏脊治療 捏脊治疗 [nie1 ji3 zhi4 liao2] /chiropractic (medicine)/

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Other forms in these source records: 捏脊治療

  • 捏
    niē

    to hold between the thumb and fingers / to pinch / to mold (using the fingers) / to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) / to join together / to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)

  • 脊
    jǐ

    (bound form) spine / backbone / (bound form) ridge

  • 治
    zhì

    to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

  • 疗
    liáo

    to treat / to cure / therapy

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