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中醫，也就是中國醫學。在台灣，中醫師會為你把脈，把脈的意思是醫生用手按病人手的動脈，來了解身體目前的情況。有些人覺得中醫不太有效，也覺得這是一種迷信，然而在台灣當中醫師不容易，在大學的中醫系，學生都必須充分了解每個草藥的不同和功效。此外，我們感冒時，吃中藥一天就能康復，因此我們很信中醫。在台灣，每個中醫生都需要花很多時間學習怎麼診斷、觀察病人的狀況來做出判斷，中醫現在已經科學化了...

把脈 bǎmài: check someone's pulse

按 àn: to place (fingers) on…

動脈 dòngmài: artery

充分 chōngfèn: enough

功效 gōngxiào: efficacy

康復 kāngfù: to recover

診斷 zhěnduàn: to diagnose

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