Chinese Medical Chinese: Grammar and Vocabulary
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0912111658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 444 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His special fields are pulse theory, the Shang Han Lun, and acupuncture. Currently, he is chief resident doctor in the Chinese Internal Medicine Department of Chang Gung University Hospital and a lecturer in Chinese medical diagnostics. He has lived in Taiwan for the last sixteen years, where he teaches Chinese medical English at Chang Gung University. . About the Author Nigel Wiseman, a native of Great Britain, received his bachelor's degree in Spanish and German interpreting and translation in 1976 from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh and his doctorate in 2000 from the University of Exeter. He is the author of a number of Chinese
This is a very sophisticated and highly useful work for the student or practitioner of Chinese medicine who is acquiring the original medical language of his/her profession. The first describes the basic features of the literary language of Chinese medicine and its relationship to the language of the classical period and to the modern vernacular of northern China (known as Mandarin). It explains many grammatical constructions commonly encountered in Chinese medical texts and describes in detail how Chinese medical terms are composed. the five phases, inspection of the tongue, pulse-taking, women's diseases, etc.). A complete English-Pinyin-Chinese and Pinyin-Chinese English index of all the single characters introduced in the text provides access to the basic elements of the terminology.. The discussions are organized in categories that cover Basic Theories, Diseases, Pathomechanisms and Pattern Identification, Principles and Methods of Treatment, Chinese Pharmaceutics, and Acupuncture. Anyone who has basic knowledge of Chinese can use this book to acquire more than 2,500 terms. The second part presents vocabulary and terminology as its component characters. Each of these sets is followed by a section that presents examples of compound terms which use the characters thus far introduced. The characters are introduced in sets according to subject matter (e.g. The book is presented in two parts. The four appendices include the answers to the 912 self-test questions, Chinese
Know what you're getting ELC This is not so much a grammar book, but a book that has common medical verbs linked with their nouns. There are no sentences presented and the book doesn't really teach much of anything, but instead has a series of lists. If you are needing to build up your vocabulary, this book might be helpful if you do not already have this author's dictionary. If you have his dictionary, then there is nothing n
He has lived in Taiwan for the last sixteen years, where he teaches Chinese medical English at Chang Gung University. licenses in both Chinese and Western medicine. . Nigel Wiseman, a native of Great Britain, received his bachelor's degree in Spanish and German interpreting and translation in 1976 from Herriot Wa