动脉

dòng mài

CL 条 tiáo

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. artery

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 静脉 jìng mài 静脉 jìng mài vein 血管的两种类型: vein

Related words

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• 血管 xuè guǎn 血管 xuè guǎn vein 动脉是血管的一种: vein
• 心脏 xīn zàng 心脏 xīn zàng heart 动脉连接心脏: heart

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 大 (大动脉 = main artery) or specific body part, e.g., 肺动脉 (pulmonary artery).

Example Sentences

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动脉 把血液从心脏输送到全身。

Arteries carry blood from the heart to the whole body.

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Words Containing 动脉

• 主动脉 主动脉 zhǔ dòng mài: aorta
• 冠状动脉 冠状动脉 guān zhuàng dòng mài: coronary artery
• 冠状动脉旁路移植手术 冠状动脉旁路移植手术 guān zhuàng dòng mài páng lù yí zhí shǒu shù: coronary bypass operation
• 冠状动脉旁通手术 冠状动脉旁通手术 guān zhuàng dòng mài páng tōng shǒu shù: coronary bypass operation
• 动脉瘤 动脉瘤 dòng mài liú: aneurysm
• 动脉硬化 动脉硬化 dòng mài yìng huà: hardening of the arteries
• 动脉粥样硬化 动脉粥样硬化 dòng mài zhōu yàng yìng huà: atherosclerosis
• 基底动脉 基底动脉 jī dǐ dòng mài: basilar artery (central artery of the brain)
• 大动脉 大动脉 dà dòng mài: main artery (blood vessel)
• 微动脉 微动脉 wēi dòng mài: capillary artery
• 股动脉 股动脉 gǔ dòng mài: femoral artery
• 肺动脉 肺动脉 fèi dòng mài: pulmonary artery
• 腘动脉 腘动脉 guó dòng mài: popliteal artery (anatomy)
• 颈动脉 颈动脉 jǐng dòng mài: carotid artery (medicine)

Child Words of 动脉

• 动 动 dòng: (of sth) to move
• 脉 脉 mài: arteries and veins
• 脉 脉 mò: see 脈脈|脉脉[mò mò]