mài luò

Traditional: 脈絡

HSK 7–9

脉络 (mài luò) is a Chinese word meaning “arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal)”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 脉络

脉mài · arteries and veins络lào · small net

Related words

联络to get in touch with网络network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)网络Internet脉搏pulse (both medical and figurative)动脉artery静脉vein动脉瘤aneurysm脉冲pulse (physics)脉arteries and veins脉old variant of 脈|脉[mai4]脉see 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]脉variant of 脈|脉[mai4]

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