脉
搏

Pulse (both medical and figurative) in Chinese: 脉搏 (mài bó)

mài bó

pulse (both medical and figurative)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 脈搏1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pulse (both medical and figurative)

Stroke order

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脉
搏

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄞˋ

mài

ㄇ/ mㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄛˊ

bó

ㄅ/ bㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

脉搏

Simplified

脈搏

Traditional

Example sentences

See 脉搏 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 医生按住我的手腕量脉搏。

    yī shēng àn zhù wǒ de shǒu wàn liáng mài bó。

    The doctor pressed my wrist to take my pulse.

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Related words

搏斗

bó dòu

to wrestle

动脉

dòng mài

artery

脉络

mài luò

arteries and veins

拼搏

pīn bó

to struggle

血脉

xuè mài

blood vessels

来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

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