mạch đập
Definition
- Noun:
- Pulse: The rhythmic throbbing or beating felt in the arteries, caused by the contractions of the heart as it pumps blood. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- Pulsation: A single beat or throb in this rhythmic sequence.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bác sĩ kiểm tra mạch đập của bệnh nhân. (The doctor checks the patient's pulse.)
- Mạch đập của anh ấy rất đều và khỏe. (His pulse is very regular and strong.)
- Cô có thể cảm thấy mạch đập ở cổ tay. (You can feel the pulse at your wrist.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in biological, anatomical, and medical contexts to describe a vital sign.
- It can be used metaphorically in literature to describe a rhythmic beat or throb resembling a pulse, such as (the pulse of the city).
Variants and Related Words
- Mạch (n): This root word means "vein," "artery," "pulse," or "circuit" (in electronics). "Mạch đập" specifically refers to the beating pulse.
- Nhịp đập (n): A very close synonym, also meaning "heartbeat" or "pulse." While often interchangeable, "nhịp đập" can sound slightly more poetic or general (e.g., the beat of music), whereas "mạch đập" is more clinical.
- Nhịp đập trái tim. (The heartbeat.)
Synonyms
- Pulse: The regular throbbing of the arteries.
- Heartbeat: The pulsation of the heart, though this more specifically refers to the sound or feeling within the heart itself.
- Pulsation: A single beat or a series of rhythmic beats.
Related Idioms
- Mạch đập nhanh: A fast pulse (often due to excitement, fear, or illness).
- Lo lắng khiến mạch đập của cô ấy nhanh hơn. (Anxiety made her pulse faster.)
- Bắt mạch: To take someone's pulse (literally, "to catch the pulse").
- Thầy lang già bắt mạch cho bệnh nhân. (The old herbalist took the patient's pulse.)