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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 来龙去脉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
来龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài - lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 15,449 29,885 35,923

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
lái- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5])
- ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2])
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4])
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])
lóng- surname Long
lóng- Chinese dragon; loong
- (fig.) emperor
- dragon
- (bound form) dinosaur
- to go
- to go to (a place)
- (of a time etc) last
- just passed
- to send
- to remove
- to get rid of
- to reduce
- to be apart from in space or time
- to die (euphemism)
- to play (a part)
- (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
- (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
- (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
mài- old variant of 脈|脉[mai4]
mài- arteries and veins
- vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
- see 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]
mài- variant of 脈|脉[mai4]

Other Words Containing 来龙去脉

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
来龙去脉 - 8 15,449 29,885 35,923