Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
脉
mài
Description
“脉”常常指身体里的血管，医生用手就能感觉到你的脉。
"脉" often refers to the blood vessels in the body, which doctors can feel with their hands.
它也可以指像血管一样连着的东西，比如山脉。
It can also refer to things connected like blood vessels, such as mountain ranges.
Meanings
脉mài
pulse; blood vessel
医生给我把脉。
The doctor took my pulse.
山脉shānmài
connected line of mountains; mountain range
这条山脉很长。
This mountain range is very long.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally written 脈/衇, showing blood flowing through the body like branching streams.
- Nuance
often used in compounds (脉搏, 山脉) rather than alone in everyday speech.
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