脉 (mài): pulse

Meanings

Yīshēng zhèngzài gěi tā hàomài.

The doctor is taking his pulse.

Zhè zuò shānmài miányán shù bǎi gōnglǐ.

This mountain range stretches for hundreds of kilometers.

Nǐ néng gǎnjuédào zìjǐ de màibó ma?

Can you feel your own pulse?

usage

Common compounds: 脉搏 (pulse), 山脉 (mountain range), 动脉 (artery), 静脉 (vein), 人脉 (personal connections/network).

culture

号脉 (pulse diagnosis) is a core technique in traditional Chinese medicine, where doctors read health through wrist pulses.

脉 mài