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命脉

mìng mài

2-character word Traditional 命脈

What 命脉 means

1. lifeline

The characters in 命脉

• 命mìnglife; fate; order or command
• 脉màiarteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

Example sentences

• 由于害怕中国冠状病毒爆发会对全球经济命脉的供给链造成长期损害，全球股市在周一暴跌。
  Yóuyú hàipà Zhōngguó guānzhuàng bìngdú bàofā huì duì quánqiú jīngjì mìngmài de gōngjǐliàn zàochéng chángqī sǔnhài, quánqiú gǔshì zài Zhōuyī bàodiē.
  Stock markets around the world tumbled Monday over fears that China’s coronavirus outbreak is causing long-term damage to the supply chains that are the lifeblood of the global economy.