中文摘要：

时间在本质上标志着事物整体的运动变化,而整体观和恒动观是中医学的重要特征。因此,时间在中医学的理论体系中具有极其重要的地位。从文献的角度分析古人对时间的认识,阐释时间与整体性运动变化的关系,讨论中医学＂重时＂的原因所在。

英文摘要：

Time indicates essentially the integrative motion and changes of things. The holistic concept and the concept of perpetual motion are the important characteristics of TCM, so time plays a very important role in the theoretical system of TCM. The paper, based on literature, analysed the ancients＇ cognition on time, explained the relation between time and integrative motion and changes, and discussed the cause of TCM time-attention.