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si4 zhen3
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely and wang⁴ zhen³ (observation), and wen² zhen³ (auscultation and olfaction), and wen⁴ zhen³ (interrogation), and qie⁴ zhen³ (pulse feeling and palpation)
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si4
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊 [wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊 [wen2 zhen3] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊 [wen4 zhen3] (interrogation), 切診|切诊 [qie4 zhen3] (pulse feeling and palpation)
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zhen3
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊 [wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊 [wen2 zhen3] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊 [wen4 zhen3] (interrogation), 切診|切诊 [qie4 zhen3] (pulse feeling and palpation)