Chinese word dictionary

八纲

bā gāng · (TCM) the eight principal syndromes (used to differentiate pathological conditions): yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunction

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Word information

Simplified八纲

Traditional八綱

Pinyinbā gāng

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Character breakdown

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八bā

eight; all around, all sides

纲gāng

program, outline; principle, guiding thread

How to learn 八纲

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eighty percent; most probably; most likely

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大纲dàgāng

synopsis; outline; program; leading principles

纲领gānglǐng

program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle

纲要gāngyào

outline; essential points

乱七八糟luànqībāzāo

(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled