脉络
Meaning
màiluò mai4 luo4
- arteries and veins
- network of blood vessels
- vascular system (of a plant or animal)
- (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric")
- overall context
Words sharing a character
- 动脉 dòngmài artery
- 脉搏 màibó pulse (both medical and figurative)
- 血脉 xuèmài blood vessels
- 山脉 shānmài mountain range
- 来龙去脉 láilóngqùmài the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 网络 wǎngluò network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)
- 联络 liánluò to get in touch with
- 络绎不绝 luòyìbùjué (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream