Chinese word

脉搏

Pronunciation

Pinyinmài bó

Meaning

  • nounpulse

Example

医生说她的脉搏很快。yī shēng shuō tā de mài bó hěn kuài

The doctor said her pulse was fast.

Illustration for 脉搏 (pulse)

More examples

运动后，她的脉搏逐渐变慢。yùn dòng hòu tā de mài bó zhú jiàn biàn màn

After exercise, her pulse gradually slowed down.

Core concept

The body-surface sign of each heartbeat: a repeating beat that can be felt and counted.

Common phrases

  • 脉搏很快mài bó hěn kuài

    rapid pulse

  • 测量脉搏率cè liáng mài bó lǜ

    measure the pulse rate

  • 脉搏缓慢mài bó huǎn màn

    slow pulse

Similar words

脉mài: A spoken short form for the regular beat of a blood vessel that can be felt at the body's surface.
心跳xīn tiào: The heart's beating movement as it sends blood through the body, felt as an inner beat.
心率xīn lǜ: The number of heartbeats counted in a given amount of time.
血压xuè yā: A numerical measure of the pressure that blood puts on blood vessel walls.

Definition in Chinese

脉搏是血管随心脏节律跳动在体表形成的可触知的、有规律的振动，可通过触诊来估计心率和循环状况。mài bó shì xuè guǎn suí xīn zàng jié lǜ tiào dòng zài tí biǎo xíng chéng de kě chù zhī de yǒu guī lǜ de zhèn dòng kě tōng guò chù zhěn lái gū jì xīn lǜ hé xún huán zhuàng kuàng

Word origin

脉 (mài, "blood vessel") + 搏 (bó, "beat") gives a direct picture of a vessel beating in time with the heart.

Usage tips

  • English pulse can describe the mood or activity of a group, but that figurative use should not be assumed when 脉搏 (màibó, "pulse") occurs in an everyday health conversation.

Related words

  • 脉搏率mài bó lǜpulse ratenoun

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