脉络
mài luò
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén mài
  1. 1 contacts
  2. 2 connections
  3. 3 network
Wǎng luò
  1. 1 Internet
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
dòng mài
  1. 1 artery
dòng mài yìng huà
  1. 1 hardening of the arteries
  2. 2 arteriosclerosis
hán qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
shān mài
  1. 1 mountain range
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
bǎ mài
  1. 1 to feel the pulse
  2. 2 to take sb's pulse
shú luò
  1. 1 familiar
  2. 2 close
rè luò
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 friendly
  3. 3 warm
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 lively (interaction, participation etc)
luò yì bù jué
  1. 1 continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
jīng luò
  1. 1 energy channels
  2. 2 meridian (TCM)
  3. 3 (dialect) trick
  4. 4 tactic
jīng mài
  1. 1 channel of TCM
lián luò
  1. 1 to get in touch with
  2. 2 to contact
  3. 3 to stay in contact (with)
  4. 4 liaison
  5. 5 (math.) connection
mài dòng
  1. 1 pulse
  2. 2 throbbing
  3. 3 pulsation
mài bó
  1. 1 pulse (both medical and figurative)
mài luò
  1. 1 arteries and veins
  2. 2 network of blood vessels
  3. 3 vascular system (of a plant or animal)
  4. 4 (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric")
  5. 5 overall context
mò mò
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 loving
mài chōng
  1. 1 pulse (physics)
xuè mài
  1. 1 blood vessels

Idioms (7)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
含情脉脉
hán qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
柔情脉脉
róu qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
温情脉脉
wēn qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
络绎不绝
luò yì bù jué
  1. 1 continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
血脉偾张
xuè mài fèn zhāng
  1. 1 lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one's blood runs quicker
  3. 3 to be excited

Sample Sentences

等一年算什么?你想想,作者在二十年前着手写小说的时候,就埋下了「顶住门」的伏笔。这可是单集成本六百万美金的大片,整个故事脉络处处暗涛汹涌,当然要吊足观众的胃口啦。
děng yī nián suàn shénme ?nǐ xiǎngxiang ,zuòzhě zài èrshí nián qián zhuóshǒu xiě xiǎoshuō de shíhou ,jiù mái xià le 「dǐng zhù mén 」de fúbǐ 。zhè kěshì dān jí chéngběn liù bǎiwàn měijīn de dàpiān ,zhěnggè gùshi màiluò chùchù àntāoxiōngyǒng ,dāngrán yào diàozú guānzhòng de wèi kǒu la 。
What's a year? Think about it. The author had planned the "hold the door" plot twist when he was writing the novel twenty years ago. This is a show where the budget for each episode is six million dollars. The entire story is an epic rollercoaster ride. Of course the show intends to keep it's audience at the edge of their seats and in total suspense.
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