Under the understanding of

qi

monism and the unity of body and spirit， the doctor-patient relationship in traditional Chinese medicine is subordinate to the induction relationship of the natural holism， which has profound philosophical connotations in traditional Chinese medicine. Based on the theory of congruence between manifestation and root cause from

The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor

（《黄帝内经》）， we analysed the inductive connotation of the doctor-patient relationship from three levels： at the level of natural root， doctors and patients， as individuals in the

qi

world， have a deep and broad pattern to reach the root of cosmic generation and transformation； at the level of individual life， doctors are relatively harmonious internally and externally and are quiet and sensitive， and they have the potential ability to assist the patients who deviate from the healthy state to return to their own

yin

and

yang

balance； at the level of specific treatment， doctors and patients sense each other， forming a space-time field where spirit and

qi

are connected， so that the patient's

qi

and blood can be easily regulated and returned to the healthy state by calming mind and spirit， and at the same time， in the positive change of the

qi

， both sides will be converted to neutral and harmonious state together. This kind of induction relationship is based on the principle of spirit governing

qi

， with "inaction" as the root， which is the source of vitality of "nothingness" in the process of Chinese medicine treatment as "the generation cycle of the Being and the Nothingness".