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
脉络
màiluò
sequence; context; thread
Characters in this word
络 luò
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 各 individual
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 读这本史书时，先梳理事件发展的脉络，再记具体年代。 Dú zhè běn shǐshū shí, xiān shūlǐ shìjiàn fāzhǎn de màiluò, zài jì jùtǐ niándài. When reading this history book, first sort out the thread of events, then memorise the specific dates.
- 这篇文章脉络清楚，读起来一点也不费劲。 Zhè piān wénzhāng màiluò qīngchu, dú qǐlái yìdiǎn yě bú fèijìn. This article has a clear thread, so it reads without any effort.
- 画一张图，能帮你理清故事的脉络。 Huà yì zhāng tú, néng bāng nǐ lǐqīng gùshi de màiluò. Drawing a diagram can help you sort out the thread of the story.
Related words
- 动脉 dòngmài artery; vital route
- 来龙去脉 láilóngqùmài ins and outs; the whole story
- 脉搏 màibó pulse; rhythm
- 山脉 shānmài mountain range
- 血脉 xuèmài blood vessels; lineage
- 网络 wǎngluò internet
- 联络 liánluò to keep in touch; to contact
- 络绎不绝 luòyìbùjué in an endless stream; continuously
- 篇幅 piānfú length of an article; space in writing
- 流畅 liúchàng fluent; smooth
- 论述 lùnshù to discuss; to expound; exposition
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent