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来龙去脉

láilóng-qùmài

Traditional: 來龍去脈

(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

HSK 7–9

Meaning of 来龙去脉 in English

láilóng-qùmàiHSK 7–9Syllabus #7873
  1. (lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences