来龙去脉來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài — the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
lái (second tone, rising) lóng (second tone, rising) qù (fourth tone, falling) mài (fourth tone, falling)lai2 long2 qu4 mai4
Traditional: 來龍去脈
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
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