冬病夏治 dōng bìng xià zhì

to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)

Characters

Character Meaning
冬 dōng HSK 3
winter; surname Dong; (onom.) beating a drum
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
夏 xià HSK 3
summer; surname Xia; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
治 zhì HSK 5
to govern; to manage; to control