a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles that are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body 针刺疗法 I'm having acupuncture for a bad back. 我正在接受针刺治疗背痛。 Needles are inserted into specific acupuncture points in the body. 针刺入人体特定的穴位。
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Medicineb2Acupuncture has been practised in China for thousands of years. 针刺疗法已在中国使用数千年了。 My doctor recommended a course of acupuncture. 医生建议我接受一个疗程的针刺疗法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of acupuncture- course
- have
- give somebody
- practise/practice
- …
- point
- needle
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin acu ‘with a needle’ + puncture.