鲜血 (xiān xuè): blood

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: blood
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

blood

Chinese explanation

人或动物体内流动的红色液体，供给身体氧气和养分
多用于书面语或文学表达，常带有庄重、严肃的色彩，如“鲜血直流”“用鲜血换来的胜利”。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

fresh

HSK 4

blood (colloquial pronunciation)

Example sentences

On the battlefield, soldiers gave their precious lives to defend the country, and their blood stained the land beneath their feet red.

At the accident scene, the injured person lay by the road with blood continuously flowing from the wound; passersby quickly called the emergency number.

The doctor carefully cleaned the patient's wound, wiped away the blood with gauze, and then bandaged it carefully.

In that war movie, the director used shots of bright red blood to show the cruelty of war and the suffering of innocent civilians.

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