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血xiěblood

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血 (xiě) means "blood." In everyday speech the standalone word is read xiě. It appears in 他的衣服上有血。 (There is blood on his clothes.) and 你脸上有血。 (There is blood on your face.) In the dialogue, A asks why there is blood on B's hand, B doesn't know, and A suggests going to the hospital; B agrees.

What does 血 mean?

  1. 1.

    bloodnoun

What does the character 血 mean?

  • 血blood

How do you use 血?

See it in 有血 and 脸上有血

What are some examples of 血 in a sentence?

  1. 他的衣服上有血。

    Tā de yīfu shang yǒu xiě.

    There is blood on his clothes.

  2. 你脸上有血。

    Nǐ liǎn shang yǒu xiě.

    There is blood on your face.

How is 血 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你手上怎么有血?

    Nǐ shǒu shang zěnme yǒu xiě?

    Why is there blood on your hand?

  2. Speaker B:

    我不知道。

    Wǒ bù zhīdào.

    I don't know.

  3. Speaker A:

    我们去医院看看吧。

    Wǒmen qù yīyuàn kànkan ba.

    Let's go to the hospital and get it checked.

  4. Speaker B:

    好。

    Hǎo.

    OK.

Can you use 血 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (blood): 你脸上有___。 (There is blood on your face.)
  2. 2.What does 他的衣服上有血。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "blood"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.