动脉
dòngmài
artery; vital route
Characters in this word
脉 mài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 永 long
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 高速铁路已经成为连接区域经济的交通动脉。 Gāosù tiělù yǐjīng chéngwéi liánjiē qūyù jīngjì de jiāotōng dòngmài. High-speed rail has become a transport artery connecting the regional economy.
- 血液从心脏流进动脉，再送到全身。 Xuèyè cóng xīnzàng liú jìn dòngmài, zài sòng dào quánshēn. Blood flows from the heart into the arteries and is then carried throughout the body.
- 这条大河是整个地区的水运动脉。 Zhè tiáo dà hé shì zhěnggè dìqū de shuǐyùn dòngmài. This great river is the water-transport artery of the whole region.
Related words
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 运动 yùndòng sports; exercise
- 带动 dàidòng to drive; to lead along
- 动力 dònglì motivation; driving force
- 动人 dòngrén moving; touching
- 发动 fādòng to start; to launch