HSK · Level 90
45 words
Chinese word
血脉
Pronunciation
Pinyinxuè mài
Meaning
- nounblood ties
Example
我们之间有很深的血脉联系。wǒ men zhī jiān yǒu hěn shēn de xuè mài lián xì
We have deep blood ties.
More examples
他通过家谱和DNA证明与先人的血脉相连。tā tōng guò jiā pǔ hé DNA zhèng míng yǔ xiān rén de xuè mài xiāng lián
He used genealogy and DNA to prove that he was related by blood to his ancestors.
Core concept
A life-giving channel that carries connection from one generation to the next.
Common phrases
血脉相连xuè mài xiāng lián
be related by blood
血脉联系xuè mài lián xì
blood ties
Similar words
血缘xuè yuán: A connection based on shared family ancestry or genetic inheritance.
血统xuè tǒng: The line of descent linking a person to a family or ancestral group.
Definition in Chinese
本义指体内血液运行的脉络；引申为血缘关系或家族、民族间世代相承的联系。běn yì zhǐ tǐ nèi xuè yè yùn xíng de mài luò yǐn shēn wèi xuè yuán guān xì huò jiā zú mín zú jiān shì dài xiāng chéng de lián xì
Word origin
血 (xuè, "blood") + 脉 (mài, "vessel or pulse") describes a blood vessel in its literal sense, while the image of a continuing flow gives the word its sense of inherited family or group connection.
Usage tips
- In conversation, this word has a weightier tone than a plain statement about relatives, so it often suits talk about ancestry, heritage, or a long family connection.
Other meanings
- blood vesselnoun
- bloodlinenoun