Chinese word

流鼻血

Pronunciation

Pinyinliú bí xiě

他突然流鼻血，我们很担心。tā tū rán liú bí xiě wǒ men hěn dān xīn

He suddenly had a nosebleed, and we were very worried.

他鼻子很干燥，一到冬天就容易流鼻血。tā bí zi hěn gān zào yí dào dōng tiān jiù róng yì liú bí xiě

His nose is very dry, so he easily gets a nosebleed when winter comes.

A flow of blood leaves the nose and becomes a noticeable bodily event.

经常流鼻血jīng cháng liú bí xiě
frequently have a nosebleed
一到干燥季节就流鼻血yí dào gān zào jì jié jiù liú bí xiě
have a nosebleed in the dry season
止不住流鼻血zhǐ bú zhù liú bí xiě
have a nosebleed that will not stop

出鼻血chū bí xiě: Have a nosebleed, with blood coming out of the nose.
流血liú xuè: Bleed from any part of the body as blood flows out.

鼻腔出现血液并向外流出的现象或动作。bí qiāng chū xiàn xuè yè bìng xiàng wài liú chū de xiàn xiàng huò dòng zuò

The word 流鼻血 (liúbíxuè, "have a nosebleed") puts the action 流 (liú, "flow") before 鼻血 (bíxuè, "nosebleed"), highlighting what the blood does.

Chinese uses this expression as the verb for the event, while English often frames the same idea with "have," so the sentence subject and time phrase show who experiences it and when.