Sign · 活动后气短
Shortness of breath on stairs or hills
Breath that runs short on a flight of stairs or a gentle slope.
This page is a reference entry, not an assessment. It says which patterns the sign belongs to in the table this site is built on, at what weight, and where else on the site it appears. Having a sign is not having a pattern — most people have several of these at once, and the self-check is where they are weighed against each other.
What weight it carries
Every sign in the table is filed against one or more patterns at one of three weights. The weight is about diagnostic usefulness, not severity: a defining sign is one the pattern cannot be argued without, which is a different thing from a sign that is dangerous.
| Pattern | 中文 | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Qi deficiency | 气虚证 | Common |
| Phlegm | 痰证 | Supporting |
| Spleen qi deficiency | 脾气虚证 | Supporting |
Common for one pattern
Usually present, and its absence counts against the pattern. ×2.
Supporting for 2 patterns
Compatible with the pattern but not required. ×1.
Where it appears on the site
No condition page currently lists this sign by name. It is still scored in the self-check, where it is reached through the follow-up questions rather than through a dedicated page.
Other energy signs
The table groups signs by the part of the body or the kind of observation they come from. These are the other entries in the same group.
- Fatigue with minimal exertion 稍动即疲
- Low voice, reluctance to talk 声低懒言
- Sweating on mild exertion 动则汗出
- Weakness in the limbs 四肢乏力
- Breathless when talking at length 言多气短
- Catching colds easily 易感冒
- Waking without feeling rested 晨起不解乏
- Fatigue that worsens after eating 食后困倦
Part of the sign index — 118 entries weighted across twelve patterns. How the weights are used is set out in the methodology.