• 1. 做定语的名词词组本身是偏正词组时，词组中词与词之间可加连字符，也可不加：

心阳不足 heart-yang deficiency

• 上焦病证 upper-jiao syndrome

• 肝阴不足 liver-yin deficiency

• 心血不足 heart-blood deficiency

• 2. 并列结构的名词词组作定语时，两个并列名词不能直接放在一起，之间需加连字符，连字符相当于and

• 水谷代谢 water-food metabolism

• 阴阳理论 yin-yang theory

• 经络学说 channel-collateral theory

• 虚实夹杂 deficiency-excess complex

• 3. 如果用介词短语做后置定语，这种并列关系的名词变成了介词后面的并列宾语，需用and连接

• 经络学说 theory of channel and collateral

• 脾胃湿热 dampness-heat of the spleen and stomach

• 心脾两虚 dual deficiency of the heart and spleen

• 肝胆俱实 dual excess of the liver and gallbladder