来龙去脉 meaning in English
(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
Meaning of 来龙去脉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
láilóngqùmài
- (lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
Stroke order for each character
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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龙 lóng · Chinese dragon · 5 strokes
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去 qù · to go · 5 strokes
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脉 mài · a pulse · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 来龙去脉.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 回去 | huíqù | to return; to go back |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 带来 | dàilái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
Questions about 来龙去脉
What does 来龙去脉 mean?
来龙去脉 (láilóng-qùmài) means "(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects".
How do you write 来龙去脉?
来龙去脉 is made of 4 characters: 来 (7 strokes), 龙 (5 strokes), 去 (5 strokes), 脉 (9 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 来龙去脉 an HSK word?
Yes. 来龙去脉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 来龙去脉 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 来龙去脉 is written 來龍去脈.