HSK 6 · Body

动脉 dòngmài “artery” in Chinese

Traditional 動脈

What 动脉 means

  1. artery

How to say 动脉

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale脉mài4th tone, falling

动脉 in a sentence

  1. 心脏通过动脉把血送到全身。

    Xīnzàng tōngguò dòngmài bǎ xuè sòng dào quánshēn.

    The heart sends blood around the body through the arteries.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这条铁路是这个地区的交通动脉。

    Zhè tiáo tiělù shì zhè ge dìqū de jiāotōng dòngmài.

    This railway is the main transport artery of the region.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 动脉 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 动 (dòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
动dòngto move
  • 云cloud · yún
  • 力strength · lìMeaning part

Memory aidStrength 力 makes things move. In the full form 動, 重 (zhòng) gave the sound.

The character 脉 (mài) with each of its parts in a different colour
脉màiarteries and veins
  • ⺼meat form of 肉 · ròu
  • 永long · yǒng

How to write 动脉

动 6 strokes · 脉 9 strokes

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动脉 (dòngmài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 动脉 (dòngmài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 动脉

Words with 动

动dòng · to move运动yùndòng · to exercise动物dòngwù · animal动物园dòngwùyuán · zoo运动员yùndòngyuán · athlete运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet活动huódòng · activity感动gǎndòng · to be moved激动jīdòng · excited动作dòngzuò · movement

Words with 脉

山脉shānmài · mountain range脉搏màibó · pulse

More words: People, Body & Health

哺乳bǔrǔ · to breastfeed部位bùwèi · position残疾cánjí · disability喘气chuǎnqì · to pant哆嗦duōsuo · to tremble恶心ěxin · to feel sick防治fángzhì · to prevent and treat (disease)发炎fāyán · to become inflamed

FAQs

动脉 (dòngmài) means “artery”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dòngmài: dòng with a 4th tone, then mài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 动脉 is written 動脈. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dongmai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 动脉 from the suggestions. Typing dongmai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
动脉 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.