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命脉

lifeline

命脉
mìngmài4th tone
Pinyin
mìngmài
Strokes
17
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 命脉

命脉 is written with 17 strokes (命: 8, 脉: 9). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

这条运河几乎是国家的命脉.

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对巴拿马来说,这条运河几乎是国家的命脉。

For Panama, the canal is practically the nation's lifeline.

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