Correct
来龙去脉
/ lái lóng qù mài /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
……的来龙去脉还不清楚/还不知道
2
知道……的来龙去脉
3
搞清/查明/了解来龙去脉
Definition
来龙去脉
Literally means:
the coming dragon and disappearing mountain ridge
Actually means:
origin and development; cause and effect
It originally refers to the directions to which mountain ridges extend. It figuratively means the origin and development, or cause and effect of an event.
原指山脉的走势，后比喻事情的经过或前因后果。
Example
Used as subject or object. (作主语、宾语)
1
Zhè
这
cì
次
shìgù
事故
de
的
láilóngqùmài
来龙去脉
yīdìng
一定
yào
要
nòng
弄
qīngchǔ
清楚
,
yǐbiàn
以便
cóngzhōng
从中
xīqǔ
吸取
jiàoxun
教训
,
fángzhǐ
防止
lèisì
类似
shìjiàn
事件
zàicì
再次
fāshēng
发生
。
The history of this accident must be clarified in order to learn from it and prevent similar incidents from happening again.
2
Tā
她
bǎ
把
liǎng
两
jiā
家
jiūfēn
纠纷
de
的
láilóngqùmài
来龙去脉
gàosù
告诉
le
了
lǜshī
律师
,
bìng
并
wèn
问
tā
他
shìfǒu
是否
kěyǐ
可以
tíchū
提出
sùsòng
诉讼
。
She told her lawyer about the two disputes and asked if he could file a lawsuit.
3
Zhège
这个
yìshù
艺术
liúpài
流派
de
的
láilóngqùmài
来龙去脉
shì
是
zěnyàng
怎样
de
的
,
nǐ
你
néng
能
gěi
给
wǒmen
我们
dàjiā
大家
jiǎng
讲
yī
一
jiǎng
讲
ma
吗
?
What's the history of this art genre, can you tell us all?