血泊 (xuè bó) — pool of blood

Definition

Literary/literary-style noun for a 'pool of blood' — written or journalistic register, not everyday speech. Always used with 滩 as its measure word, as in 一滩血泊.

noun
pool of blood
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 血泊
    Dì shàng yǒu yí dà tān xuè bó.
    There is a large pool of blood on the ground.
  • 血泊
    Jǐng chá zài xuè bó zhōng fā xiàn le yí gè qīng xī de jiǎo yìn.
    The police found a clear footprint in the pool of blood.
  • 血泊
    Tā dǎo zài xuè bó zhī zhōng, yí dòng bú dòng.
    He lay motionless in the pool of blood.

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