脈
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mài · a pulse

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 脈

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Example sentences

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Wǒ zài yā píng níng shān mài kàn dào le láng.我在亞平寧山脈看到了狼。

I saw wolves in the Appennines.

Source: Tatoeba #894434 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì ān dì sī shān mài de zuì gāo fēng.這是安第斯山脈的最高峰。

It's the highest mountain in the Andes.

Source: Tatoeba #13575906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de mài bó zhèng cháng má?他的脈搏正常嗎?

Is his pulse regular?

Source: Tatoeba #780050 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bìng fēi suǒ yǒu xiá wān zhōu wéi dōu yǒu shān mài.並非所有峽灣周圍都有山脈。

Not all fjords have mountains around them.

Source: Tatoeba #13573233 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì ā ěr bēi sī shān mài zuì gāo de shān fēng zhīyī.這是阿爾卑斯山脈最高的山峰之一。

It's among the highest mountains in the Alps.

Source: Tatoeba #13575760 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ píng shén mó rèn wéi zhōng dōng bǐ ān dì sī shān mài gèng zhòng yào?你憑什麼認為中東比安地斯山脈更重要?

What makes you think the Middle East is more important than the Andes?

Source: Tatoeba #13575903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 脈 in context

  1. Say mài, then recall the core meaning: a pulse.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 脈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.