máo
guǎn

technical
common

Meaning of 毛细管

毛细管 means capillary (tube); tube of very small diameter. Pronounced máo xì guǎn.

  • capillary (tube); tube of very small diameter

Definitions & Examples

Xuè
tōng
guò
máo
guǎn
shū
sòng
dào
quán
shēn
chù
 

Blood is delivered throughout the body via capillaries.

Zhí
nèi
de
máo
guǎn
shuǐ
fèn
cóng
gēn
shàng
lái
 

Capillary tubes inside plants can draw water up from the roots.

Shí
yàn
shì
yào
yòng
máo
guǎn
zuò
biǎo
miàn
zhāng
shí
yàn
 

The laboratory needs to use glass capillary tubes for surface tension experiments.

Zhè
gēn
máo
guǎn
tài
le
 
ròu
yǎn
kàn
jiàn
 

This capillary tube is so fine that it is almost invisible to the naked eye.

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ zhī