Chinese word

出血

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū xuè

Meaning

  • verbbleed

Example

他突然开始出血了。tā tū rán kāi shǐ chū xuè le

He suddenly started bleeding.

Illustration for 出血 (bleed)

More examples

事故现场伤者不断出血，需要紧急止血。shì gù xiàn chǎng shāng zhě bú duàn chū xuè xū yào jǐn jí zhǐ xuè

The injured people at the accident scene keep bleeding, so they need urgent help to stop the bleeding.

Core concept

Blood leaving its normal place and becoming visible outside the body.

Common phrases

  • 大量出血dà liàng chū xuè

    bleed heavily

  • 鼻子出血bí zi chū xuè

    have a nosebleed

  • 术中出血shù zhōng chū xuè

    bleed during surgery

Similar words

流血liú xuè: To have blood leak from the body and flow out.
失血shī xuè: To lose blood so that the amount of blood in the body goes down.
止血zhǐ xuè: To stop blood from flowing out of the body.

Definition in Chinese

由于血管破裂或组织受伤，血液从身体流出。yóu yú xuè guǎn pò liè huò zǔ zhī shòu shāng xuè yè cóng shēn tǐ liú chū

Word origin

出血 (chūxiě, "bleed") is formed from 出 (chū, "go out") and 血 (xiě, "blood"), linking the action with the substance that moves outward.

Usage tips

  • In medical descriptions, words for amount or duration are often added to 出血 (chūxiě, "bleed"), which makes the report more precise than naming the symptom alone.

Other meanings

  • bleedingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 出血性chū xuè xìnghemorrhagicadjective
  • 出血量chū xuè liàngblood lossnoun

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