脉
络

Arteries and veins in Chinese: 脉络 (mài luò)

mài luò

arteries and veins

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

Definitions

  1. 1arteries and veins
  2. 2network of blood vessels
  3. 3vascular system (of a plant or animal)
  4. 4(fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric")
  5. 5overall context

Stroke order

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脉
络

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄞˋ

mài

ㄇ/ mㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

脉络

Simplified

脈絡

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这篇文章的脉络很清晰。

    zhè piān wén zhāng de mài luò hěn qīng xī。

    The thread of this article is very clear.

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Related words

网络

wǎng luò

network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)

联络

lián luò

to get in touch with

动脉

dòng mài

artery

脉搏

mài bó

pulse (both medical and figurative)

血脉

xuè mài

blood vessels

来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

络绎不绝

luò yì bù jué

(idiom) continuously

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