mak6 lok3脈絡脉络
Jyutpingmak6 lok3
Yalemahk lok
Definition
Veins of a leaf or body, or the logical sequence and coherence of ideas.
- technicalarteries and veins in traditional Chinese medicine
- veins of a leaf
- figurativesequence, coherence, or connection of ideas or concepts
writtencommunicationother
How it's used
Primarily used in formal or academic contexts to describe the logical thread or coherence of an argument, rather than in everyday casual conversation. While it can technically refer to physical veins or arteries in traditional Chinese medicine, it is far more common to hear it used metaphorically to discuss how ideas or events connect to one another.
Examples
This article is written so chaotically, I cannot find its logical flow.
Can you have some logical structure when you speak?
Related words
Common phrases
to grasp the logical flow
clear logical structure
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe physical blood vessels in a modern medical context, as doctors will use 動脈 or 靜脈 instead. Using it to describe a literal vein in a leaf is also quite literary and rarely heard in daily speech.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
