# 来龙去脉 (láilóngqùmài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 来龙去脉 (láilóngqùmài) means “the whole story from start to finish”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the whole story from start to finish
- Pinyin: láilóngqùmài (lai2 long2 qu4 mai4)
- Traditional: 來龍去脈
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他把事情的来龙去脉讲得很清楚。
  Tā bǎ shìqing de láilóngqùmài jiǎng de hěn qīngchu.
  He explained the whole story clearly.

## Characters

- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come
- [龙](https://hanziro.com/word/long-chinese-dragon/) (lóng): Chinese dragon; (fig.) emperor
- [去](https://hanziro.com/word/qu-go/) (qù): to go
- 脉 (mài): arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

https://hanziro.com/word/lai-long-qu-mai-whole-story-from/

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