留針
liú​zhēn

to retain the needle

  • created sense approved 留针/留針 · liú​zhēn · to retain the needle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留针 / 留針

    liú​zhēn

    to retain the needle

    to leave an inserted needle in place within an acupuncture point for a period of time to enhance the therapeutic effect

    留, 针

    留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to keep 针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · acupuncture needle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense