YANG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yang mean? 

• YANG (noun)
  The noun YANG has 1 sense:

1. the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

  Familiarity information: YANG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YANG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence

Hypernyms ("yang" is a kind of...):

principle; rule (a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct)

Domain region:

Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)

Antonym:

yin (the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology)

 Context examples 

Yang found that the mindful walking was associated with lower levels of these feelings.

(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Oriental medicine aims to restore the body’s balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of yin and yang, which can block qi and cause disease.

(Oriental medicine, NCI Dictionary)

Oriental medicine aims to restore the body's balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of yin and yang, which can block qi and cause disease.

(Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, NCI Dictionary)

We have this yin-yang situation.

(Depression, Obesity, Chronic Pain Could be Treated by Targeting the Same Key Protein, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)