脉搏 (mài bó) — pulse (medical measurement of heartbeat); pulse (figurative, e.g., rhythm of a city or life)
Definition
脉搏 is the noun 'pulse' — the heartbeat rhythm felt at the wrist, or figuratively the rhythm of a city or era. Unlike the verb 跳动 ('to pulse/throb'), 脉搏 names the thing itself.
noun
pulse (medical measurement of heartbeat)pulse (figurative, e.g., rhythm of a city or life)
Examples
- 脉搏。Yī shēng yòng tīng zhěn qì jiǎn chá bìng rén de mài bó.The doctor checks the patient's pulse with a stethoscope.
- 脉搏。Zhè ge chéng shì de mài bó suí zhe jīng jì fā zhǎn biàn de gèng jiā qiáng jìng.The pulse of this city has become stronger with economic development.
- 脉搏，。Tā de mài bó yuè lái yuè ruò, qíng kuàng shí fēn wēi jí.His pulse is getting weaker, and the situation is critical.
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