Definition
血脉 (xuè mài) has two distinct senses: the literal 'blood vessels' (like 血管 xuè guǎn, but more formal/medical) and the figurative 'bloodline, lineage' (like 血缘 xuè yuán, but emphasizing the emotional or cultural bond of shared ancestry). 血管 is the everyday word for blood vessels; 血缘 is the abstract legal/genetic term for blood relationship.
noun
blood vessels (anatomical)bloodlinelineageblood ties (figurative)
Examples
- 血脉，。Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de xuè mài, fāxiàn yīqiè zhèngcháng.The doctor examined his blood vessels and found everything normal.
- ，血脉，。Wǒmen suīrán fēn jū liǎng dì, dàn xuè mài xiāng lián, yǒngyuǎn shì yī jiā rén.Although we live apart, we are connected by blood and will always be family.
- 血脉。Zhège jiāzú xuè mài zhōng liútǎng zhe yìshùjiā de jīyīn.This family has the genes of an artist flowing in its bloodline.
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