Qi-depression and Liver-depression are different in their scope of coverage. Qi-depression encompasses the stagnation of qi in each of the body’s internal organs, while Liver-depression is included in the scope of Qi-depression. 1. Qi Depression: also known as Qi Stagnation Certificate and Qi Conjunction Certificate, it mainly manifests as Qi stagnation (obstruction of Qi’s operation) in one of the body’s internal organs and meridians, and its operation is not smooth, which is mainly manifested by distension, pain, and stringy pulse. Caused by different causes of qi depression, qi depression parts, lesions of different organs also have their own different clinical manifestations, such as lung qi depression can be seen chest tightness, cough; spleen and stomach qi depression can be seen in the gastric epigastric distension, nadir (no appetite, food intake is reduced), and so on. 2. Liver Depression: The lesion site of Liver Depression is the liver, also known as Liver Qi Stagnation (poor Qi and blood transportation of the liver and depression), Liver Depression and Qi Stagnation (poor Qi and blood transportation of the liver and depression), which refers to Liver Loss of Diffusion and Excretion (abnormal function of Liver Diffusion and Expediency), and stagnation of Qi. Clinical symptoms include depression, distension and pain in the chest and ribs (a collective term for the chest and ribcage area) and abdomen, as well as symptoms of qi stagnation, and in women, distension and pain in the breasts and menstrual irregularities are also seen. To summarize, qi stagnation is a broader concept, according to the different lesions of the internal organs will have different corresponding symptoms, liver stagnation is included in the scope of qi stagnation.