Chinese word

抽血

Pronunciation

Pinyinchōu xuè

Meaning

  • verbdraw blood

Example

护士明天到家里来抽血。hù shì míng tiān dào jiā lǐ lái chōu xuè

The nurse is coming to the house tomorrow to draw blood.

Illustration for 抽血 (draw blood)

More examples

我今天早上去医院抽血了。wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shàng qù yī yuàn chōu xuè le

I went to the hospital to have blood drawn this morning.

Core concept

A small blood sample leaves the body so a health check can examine it.

Common phrases

  • 去医院抽血qù yī yuàn chōu xuè

    go to the hospital to have blood drawn

  • 被抽血bèi chōu xuè

    have blood drawn

  • 抽血后chōu xuè hòu

    after having blood drawn

Similar words

献血xiàn xuè: Donate blood for patients who need treatment or for blood products.
输血shū xuè: Put blood into a patient's body to replace blood that is lacking.
验血yàn xuè: Examine blood to learn about its components or look for disease.

Definition in Chinese

为做化验或检查而从人体抽取少量血液的动作或过程wèi zuò huà yàn huò jiǎn chá ér cóng rén tǐ chōu qǔ shǎo liàng xuè yè de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound joins 抽 (chōu, "draw out") + 血 (xuè, "blood"), so its parts describe taking blood for a medical check.

Usage tips

  • The blood-taking step and the later laboratory test are separate events, which helps keep this verb distinct from words for testing or receiving results.

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