Word information
Simplified针灸
Traditional針灸
Pinyinzhēnjiǔ
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
针灸
zhēnjiǔ · acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
Character breakdown
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