Chinese word

鲜血

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiān xuè

Meaning

  • nounblood

Example

我的手上有鲜血。wǒ de shǒu shàng yǒu xiān xuè

There is blood on my hand.

Illustration for 鲜血 (blood)

More examples

他的衣服鲜血淋漓。tā de yī fú xiān xuè lín lí

His clothes were dripping with blood.

Core concept

A strong visual impression of fresh red blood rather than blood treated as a neutral body substance.

Common phrases

  • 鲜血淋漓xiān xuè lín lí

    dripping with blood

  • 被鲜血染红bèi xiān xuè rǎn hóng

    stained red with blood

Similar words

血xuè: The red fluid in the body, including blood seen during an injury.
血液xuè yè: The red fluid that moves around inside the body, used as a neutral medical term.

Definition in Chinese

指颜色鲜红、看上去新鲜的血液，侧重视觉上的鲜明感。zhǐ yán sè xiān hóng kàn shàng qù xīn xiān de xuè yè cè zhòng shì jué shàng de xiān míng gǎn

Word origin

鲜 (xiān, "fresh and vivid") + 血 (xuè, "blood") gives the noun a focus on blood that looks newly exposed and visually bright.

Usage tips

  • In everyday injury talk, speakers usually describe the bleeding itself, while this noun fits narrative or descriptive language that presents the scene.

Other meanings

  • fresh bloodnoun

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