Definition

1. Noun:
   • Acupuncture: A traditional medical practice that involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body to treat illness or relieve pain.
   • Acupuncture and moxibustion: A combined term sometimes used to refer to the broader practice that includes both needle insertion (châm) and the application of heat from burning herbs (cứu/moxibustion).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Châm cứu là một phương pháp y học cổ truyền. (Acupuncture is a traditional medical method.)
  • Bác sĩ khuyên tôi thử châm cứu để giảm đau lưng. (The doctor advised me to try acupuncture to relieve back pain.)

Advanced Usage

• "Điều trị bằng châm cứu": to treat with acupuncture.
  • Ông ấy đang điều trị bệnh đau đầu bằng châm cứu. (He is treating his headache with acupuncture.)

Variants and Related Words

• Châm kim (v): to insert needles (as part of the acupuncture procedure).
• Cứu (n/v): moxibustion; to apply moxibustion. Often paired with "châm" to form the compound term "châm cứu".
• Huyệt (n): an acupuncture point.

Synonyms

• Phương pháp châm kim: needle insertion method.
• Y học châm cứu: acupuncture medicine.

Related Phrases

• Bấm huyệt: acupressure (applying pressure to points, not needles).
• Chữa bệnh không dùng thuốc: drug-free treatment.

1. Acupuncture and ignipuncture; acupuncture
   • điều trị bằng châm cứu
     to treat by acupuncture (and ignipuncture)