mạch
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Definition
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.
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
- pulse
- biết mạch người nàoto feel someone's pulse. vessel; canal; duet
verb
- to denounce; to expose