Meaning of 血液
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- blood
- (fig.) lifeblood
How to use 血液
血液 is a formal or scientific word for blood, common in medicine, biology and news reports. In casual speech people usually just say 血 (xuè or xiě). Example: 血液在血管里流动。(Xuèyè zài xuèguǎn lǐ liúdòng.) Blood flows through the blood vessels.
血液 is two ideas side by side: 血 (xuè) means blood, and 液 (yè) means liquid, the same 液 found in 液体 (yètǐ). Picture the three water drops on the left of 液 as blood flowing, so 血液 is simply "blood liquid."
Common mistake: Learners often mix up the two readings of 血. In 血液 it is always xuè, while spoken words like 出血 (chūxiě) often use xiě. Also do not confuse 液 (yè) with 夜 (yè, night). 液 has the water radical 氵 on the left.
血液 in example sentences
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血 xiě · blood · 6 strokes
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液 yè · fluid · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 血液.
| 血管 | xuèguǎn | vein; artery |
| 流血 | liúxuè | to bleed; to shed blood |
| 鲜血 | xiānxuè | blood |
| 出血 | chūxiě | to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts |
| 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure |
| 液体 | yètǐ | liquid |
| 心血 | xīnxuè | heart's blood; expenditure (for some project) |
| 止血 | zhǐxuè | to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug) |
| 血脉 | xuèmài | blood vessels |
| 输血 | shūxuè | to transfuse blood; to give aid and support |
| 唾液 | tuòyè | saliva |
| 高血压 | gāoxuèyā | high blood pressure; hypertension |
Questions about 血液
What does 血液 mean?
血液 (xuèyè) means "blood; (fig.) lifeblood" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 血液?
血液 is made of 2 characters: 血 (6 strokes), 液 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 血液 an HSK word?
Yes. 血液 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 血液 be used figuratively?
Yes. It can mean the lifeblood of something, such as fresh energy in a group. For example, 新鲜血液 (xīnxiān xuèyè) means new blood, like new young members joining a team.
What is the difference between 血液 and 鲜血?
血液 is the neutral, technical word for blood as a body fluid. 鲜血 (xiānxuè) means fresh, visible blood and is more vivid or literary, often used when describing injuries or sacrifice.