Meaning
mountain range; pulse
Chinese: 脉搏，也指山脉、脉络。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mai” becomes a different word in each tone. 脉 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 动脉dòng màiartery
- 脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)
- 山脉shān màimountain range
- 血脉xuè màiblood vessels
- 来龙去脉lái lóng qù màilit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
Example Sentence
医生用手轻轻地为病人把脉。Yī shēng yòng shǒu qīng qīng de wèi bìng rén bǎ mài.The doctor gently takes the patient pulse with his hand.
医生Yī shēngdoctor用yòngto use手shǒuhand轻轻qīng qīnglightly地de(adverb marker)为wèifor病人bìng rénsick person把脉bǎ màito feel the pulse。