留针retention of the needle行针manipulation of the needle出针withdrawing of the needle得气geting the Qi (or thefeeling)ofacupuncturemethod of reinforcement and reduction补泻法to reinforce (or reduce)by lifting and thrusting the提插补泻needle抢转rotating the needle抢转补泻to reinforce or reduce by rotating the needlereinforcing orreducing by closing or enlarging the开阔补泻acupuncture hole平补平泻normalreinforcementandnormalreduction穴定位与取穴location and measurementof point同身寸法identical unit or proportional unit of the body指寸法finger-length measurement中指同身寸法middle fingeridentical unit thumb identical unit拇指同身寸法骨度法bone-length measurement自然标志取穴法measurementwithnaturalmarksthebasicprinciplesforcompositionand处方取穴原则prescription of the points循经取穴to selectthepointstheremotearea留针 retention of the needle 行针 manipulation of the needle 出针 withdrawing of the needle 得气 getting the Qi (or the feeling) of acupuncture 补泻法 method of reinforcement and reduction 提插补泻 to reinforce (or reduce) by lifting and thrusting the needle 捻转 rotating the needle 捻转补泻 to reinforce or reduce by rotating the needle 开阖补泻 reinforcing or reducing by closing or enlarging the acupuncture hole 平补平泻 normal reinforcement and normal reduction 腧穴定位与取穴 location and measurement of point 同身寸法 identical unit or proportional unit of the body 指寸法 finger-length measurement 中指同身寸法 middle finger identical unit 拇指同身寸法 thumb identical unit 骨度法 bone-length measurement 自然标志取穴法 measurement with natural marks 处方取穴原则 the basic principles for composition and prescription of the points 循经取穴 to select the points from the remote area