大动脉 (dà dòng mài) — (anatomy) main artery, aorta; (figurative) main artery (of transportation, economy, or information)

Definition

Examples

• 医生说他的一条大动脉堵塞了，需要马上手术。
  Yī shēng shuō tā de yì tiáo dà dòng mài dǔ sè le, xū yào mǎ shàng shǒu shù.
  The doctor said one of his main arteries was blocked and he needed immediate surgery.
• 这条高速公路是连接南北的交通大动脉。
  Zhè tiáo gāo sù gōng lù shì lián jiē nán běi de jiāo tōng dà dòng mài.
  This highway is the transportation main artery connecting north and south.
• 长江是中国最重要的经济大动脉之一。
  Cháng jiāng shì zhōng guó zuì zhòng yào de jīng jì dà dòng mài zhī yī.
  The Yangtze River is one of China's most important economic arteries.