摘要
本文首先从词义与术语的差别及气所应用的具体场合二个关键性的问题入手，旨在解决气是一义、二义还是多义这个长期困扰中医界的争论，进一步强调了气应统一于物质。其次，从物质世界的层次性及结构与功能相统一的哲学命题出发，根据中医各个脏腑的不同功能，将其基本物质──气分成不同的层次，为中医的实验研究及中医理论的深入化、系统化研究提供方法论指导．
Abstract This peper was mainly concerned about two aspects.First ot all, it discussed the delicate problem which was material or function or both material and function, pointed out that the key of the problem is to tell terminology fromword and to deal Qi in the light of its speifie occasion. Secondly, according to the principle that function is subordinate to structure, and each Zang-fu organ having several defterent functions, Qi was divided into several levels,which would provide methodology for experimental and theoretic resarch of TCM.
