subtlety
/sŭt′l-tē/
noun
  1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.
  2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
  3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. More at Wordnik
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Cambridge Dictionary
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SUBTLETY in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
SUBTLETY translate: 微妙;巧妙;隱約難辨;隱晦, 精妙之處;微妙之處;奧妙之處. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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SUBTLETY in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
SUBTLETY translate: 微妙;巧妙;隐约难辨;隐晦, 精妙之处;微妙之处;奥妙之处. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.
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Pacific College
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Jing, or Essence: A Brief Attempt at Elucidation of a Key Notion in Chinese Medicine
August 20, 2025 - These meanings give the impression of a pure and powerful vitality expressed both in mind and body. Essence is the subtlest of all substances, in that it represents vitality as animation, like the soul or the spirit. It is also the vitality of substances that enables them to transform. It forms the basic fabric, the raw material that makes bringing life to beings possible. When it is associated with Heaven, essence forms the subtlety of animation, the power that organizes all life and enables form to begin on Earth.
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WordHippo
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How to say subtle in Chinese
Chinese words for subtle include 微妙, 细微, 奥妙, 妙 and 眇. Find more Chinese words at wordhippo.com!
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Collins Dictionary
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Chinese Translation of “SUBTLETY” | Collins English-Simplified Dictionary
His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller. ... Drag the correct answer into the box. ... Drag the correct answer into the box. ... There are many diverse influences on the way that English is used across the world today. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. Read our series of blogs to find out more. October 30, 2020 Read more · Pronunciation tips for Chinese learners of English
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bab.la
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SUBTLETY - Translation in Chinese - bab.la
Find all translations of subtlety in Chinese like 巧妙, 微妙, 敏锐 and many others.
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YellowBridge
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subtlety 什么意思? Mandarin Chinese-English Dictionary ...
Talking Chinese dictionary with sample sentences, fuzzy pinyin matches, synonyms, word decomposition, animated stroke order, character etymology, handwriting recognition, etc.
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Collins Dictionary
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Chinese Translation of “SUBTLE” | Collins English-Simplified Dictionary
Chinese Translation of “SUBTLE” | The official Collins English-Simplified Dictionary online. Over 100,000 Chinese translations of English words and phrases.
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Healthline
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What Are Dantian? The Energy Centers of Chinese Medicine
December 28, 2020 - If you’ve practiced tai chi or qi gong or seen a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, you might have heard of dantian. Dantian, or dan tian, translates from Chinese to mean “field of elixir.” It describes what’s believed by some to be the seat of life force energy in the body.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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SUBTLE in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
January 6, 2026 - SUBTLE translate: 隐约的;暗淡的;不易察觉的,不明显的;微妙的, 细微的;细致的, 微妙的,精妙的;巧妙的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.
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Reverso Context
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subtlety - Translation into Chinese - examples English | Reverso Context
It is an issue that requires a certain subtlety of approach. 这个问题在某种程度上需要谨慎处理。 · He delighted in female subtlety, slyness and fecundity.
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PubMed Central
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Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment based on systematics - PMC
In TCM theory, the human body is considered as a unified whole. TCM also places great importance on the combination of various medicines, and the use of diverse methods and approaches to achieve optimal results. Through the careful observation of human health and disease processes, over the course of many years, TCM has developed an etiology. This classification system allows TCM to establish an image that expresses meaning and analogizes the variation of life activities.
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Yanginstitute
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Understanding Qi in Chinese Medicine - Yang Institute of Integrative Medicine | NJ | PA
December 6, 2025 - Qi is what traditional Chinese medicine calls the vital life energy that exists within us. It is the life force that propels and keeps everything inside us alive and in motion. But it is also a form of energy that exists outside of us. It is at the root of every function in the human body and in the universe. Yin and Yang are generally understood to be the opposite yet complementary natures of energy. But their meaning is more nuanced than that.
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Holisticacupuncture
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The Role of the Hun AKA the ethereal soul in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 24, 2025 - Historically, the Hun is described in foundational texts like the Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine), one of the oldest medical treatises, compiled around the 2nd century BCE. Here, the Hun is associated with the Liver organ and represents the yang aspect of the soul—light, ascending, and connected to heaven.[2] According to ancient beliefs, the Hun enters the body shortly after birth, specifically three days postpartum, and is ethereal in nature, surviving beyond death to join the ancestral spirits.[3] The Chinese character for Hun combines elements meaning “cloud” and “ghost,” symbolizing its intangible, wandering quality—like a spirit or dream that floats freely.[7]
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Zhonghua Sichuang
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Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture
Just as gentle breeze touching one’s face and the river flowing past, a good poem has elegant subtlety permeating its lines. (Lu Shiyong: A Comprehensive Digest of Good Ancient Poems) ... I have read the works by poets of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and found their poetry mean-s...
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Cambridge Dictionary
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SUBTLE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
January 6, 2026 - SUBTLE translate: 隱約的;暗淡的;不易察覺的,不明顯的;微妙的, 細微的;細緻的, 微妙的,精妙的;巧妙的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
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Wikibooks
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Traditional Chinese Medicine/Chinese Medical Terms - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
Chinese Medical Terms | Single Herbs | Prescriptions | Source Of Materia Medica | Herb To Herb Interactions · TCM | Pulse | TCM Terms | Acupuncture | Formula Design | Single Herbs | Usage Of Herbs | Prescriptions | Usage Of Prescriptions | Sources | Materia Medica | Interactions | Glossaries
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PubMed Central
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Transmitting Chinese Medicine: Changing Perceptions of Body, Pathology, and Treatment in Late Imperial China - PMC
It was an attempt to move medicine away from philosophical speculation and ground it in observing things in nature. For a Ming scholar like Fang Youzhi such observation was still mediated by texts and the insights of exemplary persons in the past. Reading, however, now demanded a far more critical ...
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Asianmedicinezone
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The Mistranslation That Changed Chinese Medicine
December 7, 2025 - On the eastern side, foundational medical texts written in Chinese such as the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi neijing 黃帝內經) talked about Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water being “five phases” (wuxing 五行). The key character 行 is based on a pictogram that originally depicted a crossroads or footsteps, and its core meaning is the noun “steps” or the verb “to walk.” It is associated with movement, directionality, and change over time.
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WHO
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WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine
March 3, 2022 - Driven by domestic and international demands, WHO is developing benchmarking documents for training and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, and there is an urgent need to develop standard terminologies to support the development and use of these benchmarking documents as well as other traditional Chinese medicine technical materials.