Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 脈

see 脈脈／脉脉 (mòmò)

arteries and veins
vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

coronary
coronary artery

to feel sb's pulse

chakra

dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon

veins

to feel the pulse
to take sb's pulse

channel of TCM

vascular (made up of vessels)

contacts; connections; network

geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水／风水 (fēngshuǐ)
ley lines

mountain range
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

(TCM) diagnosis based on the patient's pulse
to make such a diagnosis

condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)

to feel sb's pulse

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

abnormal pulse

pulse

to feel the pulse (TCM)
Taiwan pr. (zhěnmò)

artery

pulse (both medical and figurative)

knotted or slow pulse (TCM)

vein

location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM

weak pulse

affectionate
loving

blood pressure

pulse (physics)

pulse
throbbing
pulsation

vein of ore

blood vessels

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

venation (pattern of veins on a leaf)

sluggish pulse

(TCM) diagnosis, usu. written on the prescription
medical record

to feel sb's pulse

lifeline

inner side of the wrist, where the pulse is felt

(mining) gangue
veinstone

node (center of energy)
acupuncture point
Chakra

to feel (take) the pulse

to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
dim mak
see also 點穴／点穴 (diǎnxué)

veinlet in a leaf

pulmonary artery

leaf venation (botany)
the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species

quartz vein

see 脈衝／脉冲 (màichōng)

main artery (blood vessel)
fig. main highway
arterial road

popliteal artery (anatomy)

aneurysm

femoral artery

capillary artery

aorta
principal artery

choroid (vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera)

wǎngzhuàngmài

netted veins
reticulated veins (of a leaf etc)
stockwork (geology)

capillary vein

thermal pulse

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

popliteal vein (anatomy)

màichōngxīng

pulsar (astronomy)

carotid artery (medicine)

Héngduànshānmài

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

Bógùshānmài

Pegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and Sittang basins

jìngmàidiǎndī

an intravenous drip

dòngmàiyìnghuà

hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis

jīdǐdòngmài

basilar artery (central artery of the brain)

Chángshān Shānmài

Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos

guānzhuàngdòngmài

coronary artery

jìngmàiqūzhāng

varicose veins

Qílián Shānmài

Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces

jìngmàizhùrù

intravenous (medicine)

jìngmàizhùshè

intravenous injection

Kūnlúnshānmài

Kunlun Mountain range

Hèlán Shānmài

Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia

diàncímàichōng

electromagnetic pulse (EMP)

Luòjī Shānmài

Rocky Mountains

shí'èrjīngmài

twelve channels of TCM

jìngmàixīdú

intravenous drug
IV drug

láilóngqùmài

lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

Qióngláishānmài

Qionglai mountains on the boundary of the Sichuan basin 四川盆地

Annán Shānmài

Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos

róuqíngmòmò

full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted

màiguǎnzǔzhī

vascular tissue

xuèmàifènzhāng

lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
fig. one's blood runs quicker; to be excited

wēnqíngmòmò

full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted

zhězhòushānmài

fold mountain range (geology)

hánqíngmòmò

full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted

Ruòkāishānmài

Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)

guānmàixúnhuán

coronary circulation

yīmàixiāngchéng

traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

Qínlǐng Shānmài

Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原／关中平原 ( Guānzhōng Píngyuán) and the Han River 漢水／汉水 ( Hànshuǐ) valley

Andìsīshānmài

安第斯山脉

[安第斯山脈]

Andes mountain chain of South America

Gāngdǐsīshānmài

冈底斯山脉

[岡底斯山脈]

Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet

hédiàncímàichōng

核电磁脉冲

[核電磁脈衝]

nuclear electro-magnetic pulse

Alāgān Shānmài

阿拉干山脉

[阿拉干山脈]

Arakan Mountains (aka Rakhine Mountains), mountain range in western Myanmar

Gāojiāsuǒ Shānmài

高加索山脉

[高加索山脈]

Caucasus Mountains

Aěrtàishānmài

阿尔泰山脉

[阿爾泰山脈]

Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia

Bógédá Shānmài

博格达山脉

[博格達山脈]

Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains

Wūlā'ěr Shānmài

乌拉尔山脉

[烏拉爾山脈]

Ural Mountains

Tánggǔlā Shānmài

唐古拉山脉

[唐古拉山脈]

Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Xīhuòtèshānmài

锡霍特山脉

[錫霍特山脈]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

Dàxīng'ānlǐngshānmài

大兴安岭山脉

[大興安嶺山脈]

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province

Zāgéluósīshānmài

扎格罗斯山脉

[扎格羅斯山脈]

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

dòngmàizhōuyàngyìnghuà

动脉粥样硬化

[動脈粥樣硬化]

atherosclerosis

Kā'ěrbāqiān Shānmài

喀尔巴阡山脉

[喀爾巴阡山脈]

Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe

Kǎntǎbùliánshānmài

坎塔布连山脉

[坎塔布連山脈]

Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon

Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài

喜马拉雅山脉

[喜馬拉雅山脈]

Himalayas

Kālǎkūnlún Shānmài

喀喇昆仑山脉

[喀喇崑崙山脈]

Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang

jīngsuǒjìngmàiqūzhāng

精索静脉曲张

[精索靜脈曲張]

varicocele (medicine)

Xīhuòtè· Alínshānmài

锡霍特·阿林山脉

[錫霍特·阿林山脈]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

guānzhuàngdòngmàipángtōngshǒushù

冠状动脉旁通手术

[冠狀動脈旁通手術]

coronary bypass operation

guānzhuàngdòngmàipánglùyízhíshǒushù

冠状动脉旁路移植手术

[冠狀動脈旁路移植手術]

coronary bypass operation