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来龙去脉 (lái lóng qù mài): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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来龙去脉

来龙去脉 (lái lóng qù mài): Ins and outs / the details — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

来龙去脉 consists of 4 characters.

blood vessels, pulse, veins

Word Info

Pinyinlái lóng qù mài

Meaningins and outs / the details

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Word来龙去脉

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3.

How to Use 来龙去脉 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 来龙去脉 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith复杂

fù复

zá杂

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

neutral

complicated ins and outs

Noun + Modifierwith事情

shì事

qíng情

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

Verb + Objectwith了解

liǎo了

jiě解

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

Verb + Complement + Objectwith搞清

gǎo搞

qīng清

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

4.

Example Sentences with 来龙去脉

tā他

jiǎng讲

liǎo了

shì事

qíng情

de的

lái来

lóng

neutral

the ins and outs of the matter

neutral

understand the whole story

informal

Spoken

figure out the whole story

龙

qù去

mài脉

。

He explained the whole story from beginning to end.

tā他

xiáng详

xì细

de地

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

。

He explained the ins and outs of this matter in detail.

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

xié协

yì议

qián前

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

lí厘

qīng清

zhěng整

gè个

hé合

zuò作

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

。

Before signing the agreement, we must clarify the ins and outs of the entire cooperation.

nǐ你

néng能

bǎ把

zhè这

cì次

chōng冲

tū突

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

yuán原

yuán原

běn本

běn本

dì地

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

ma吗

？

Can you tell me the complete details of this conflict from beginning to end?

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

liǎo了

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

，

cái才

néng能

zhǎo找

dào到

jiě解

jué决

bàn办

fǎ法

。

We need to understand the ins and outs of this problem in order to find a solution.

tā他

gēn根

běn本

méi没

gǎo搞

qīng清

chǔ楚

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

，

jiù就

mào贸

rán然

tí提

chū出

le了

pī批

píng评

。

He didn't understand the details of the project at all before rashly offering criticism.

jīng经

guò过

yì一

fān番

shēn深

rù入

diào调

chá查

，

jǐng警

fāng方

zhōng终

yú于

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

àn案

jiàn件

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

。

After an in-depth investigation, the police finally grasped the full details of the case.

zài在

zuò做

chū出

jué决

dìng定

zhī之

qián前

，

tā他

xiáng详

xì细

diào调

chá查

liǎo了

shì事

jiàn件

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

，

què确

bǎo保

méi没

yǒu有

yí遗

lòu漏

rèn任

hé何

xì细

jié节

。

Before making a decision, he thoroughly investigated the entire sequence of events to ensure no details were overlooked.

zài在

zuò做

chū出

pàn判

duàn断

qián前

，

zuì最

hǎo好

xiān先

liǎo了

jiě解

yí一

xià下

shì事

qíng情

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

。

Before making a judgment, it's best to first understand the ins and outs of the matter.

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过去guò quHSK 3
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