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来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  • fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

Definition

比喻事情的来历和发展过程。

The entire story; the whole process from beginning to end; the ins and outs.

Usage

用于描述事情的原委、背景或因果关系。

Used to describe the full context, background, or causal chain of an event.

Examples

  • 1 他把事情的来龙去脉详细讲了一遍。(He explained the entire story in detail.)
  • 2 我们需要了解这件事的来龙去脉。(We need to understand the whole context of this matter.)
  • 3 听他讲了来龙去脉，我才明白真相。(After hearing his account of the whole story, I finally understood the truth.)
  • 4 研究历史要弄清事件的来龙去脉。(Studying history requires clarifying the ins and outs of events.)
  • 5 老师给我们解释了问题的来龙去脉。(The teacher explained the background and progression of the problem to us.)

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