来
龙
去
脉

来龙去脉 (lái lóng qù mài) – the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

lái lóng qù mài

the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 來龍去脈0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2(fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3causes and effects

Simplified & traditional

来龙去脉

Simplified

來龍去脈

Traditional

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Related words

来

lái

to come

去

qù

to go

龙

lóng

surname Long

去年

qù nián

last year

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

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