Definition

1. Noun:

   • Pulse: The rhythmic beating of the arteries as blood is pumped through them, often felt at the wrist or neck.
   • Vessel; Duct; Canal: A tube or channel in the body (e.g., blood vessel) or in a plant that carries fluid, or a similar channel in the earth (e.g., a vein of ore).
   • Seam; Joint: The line of mortar between bricks or stones in a wall.
   • Kerf: The groove or cut made by a saw in wood.
   • Circuit: A complete path for an electric current to flow.
   • Sequence; Train: A continuous, connected series of thoughts, events, or elements.

2. Verb:

   • To denounce; to expose: To publicly accuse someone or reveal something hidden, often wrongdoing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Bác sĩ đang bắt mạch cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor is feeling the patient's pulse.)
  • Mạch máu bị tắc nghẽn. (The blood vessel is blocked.)
  • Thợ xây phải trát mạch cho đều. (The mason must plaster the joints evenly.)
  • Mạch điện bị đứt. (The electrical circuit is broken.)
  • Bài văn có mạch lạc rõ ràng. (The essay has a clear, coherent train of thought.)

• Verb:

  • Anh ta bị mạch tội tham nhũng. (He was denounced for corruption.)

Advanced Usage

• "mạch lạc": coherent; logical (in thought or speech).

  • Bài phát biểu của cô ấy rất mạch lạc. (Her speech was very coherent.)

• "một mạch": in one go; without stopping.

  • Anh ấy uống cạn ly nước một mạch. (He drank the glass of water in one go.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mạch máu (n): blood vessel.
• Mạch điện (n): electrical circuit.
• Mạch nước ngầm (n): underground water vein.
• Động mạch (n): artery.
• Tĩnh mạch (n): vein.

Synonyms

• Pulse: heartbeat.
• Vessel: duct, tube.
• Circuit: loop, network.
• Sequence: chain, continuity.
• Denounce: accuse, reveal.

Related Idioms

• Tai vách mạch rừng: Walls have ears. (Literally: The partition has ears, the forest has veins.)

  • Cẩn thận, tai vách mạch rừng đấy. (Be careful, walls have ears.)

• Bắt mạch: To feel the pulse; figuratively, to gauge or assess a situation.

  • Ông chủ đang bắt mạch thị trường. (The boss is taking the market's pulse.)

noun

1. pulse
   • biết mạch người nào
     to feel someone's pulse. vessel; canal; duet

verb

1. to denounce; to expose