一脉相承

yī mài xiāng chéng

to come down in one unbroken line

Character by character

一yī
one

脉mài
vein

相xiāng
mutually

承chéng
inherit

这两位作家的风格一脉相承。

The styles of these two writers come from the same line.

Tone: neutral.

Learn this in Lesson 75 · HSK 6–7: 朝代一览 (The dynasties at a glance)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.