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“blood” in Chinese

Chinese

Also血液 (xuè yè) · 鲜血 (xiān xuè)

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuè

Example

衣服上有血。yī fú shàng yǒu xuè

There is blood on the clothes.

Illustration for 血 (blood)

How to say “blood” in Chinese

“Blood” in Chinese is 血 (xuè).

The body's red transport fluid, also visible as a stain when it escapes.

Full entry for 血: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 血

他流了很多血。tā liú le hěn duō xuè

He bled a lot.

Tips for using 血

  • Medical vocabulary often uses xuè in 血压 (xuèyā, "blood pressure") and 血管 (xuèguǎn, "blood vessel"), while conversational 流血 (liúxiě, "to bleed") commonly has xiě.

Other Chinese words for “blood”

他手指被刀割,血液很快就止住了。tā shóu zhǐ bèi dāo gē xuè yè hěn kuài jiù zhǐ zhù le

His finger was cut by a knife, and the blood quickly stopped flowing.

我的手上有鲜血。wǒ de shǒu shàng yǒu xiān xuè

There is blood on my hand.

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