毛细血管

毛細血管

máoxì xuèguǎn

noun

Meanings

1 capillary
2 capillary blood vessel

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他脸上的毛细血管很明显。

Tā liǎn shàng de máoxì xuèguǎn hěn míngxiǎn.

The capillaries on his face are very visible.

HSK 6

毛细血管是最细小的血管。

Máoxì xuèguǎn shì zuì xìxiǎo de xuèguǎn.

Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels.

Tips

memory

毛 (hair) + 细 (thin) literally = 'hair-thin' - exactly describing what a capillary looks like. Chinese medical vocabulary often describes structures by size or shape rather than using Latin roots.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

细 xì

血 xuè

管 guǎn