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充血 (chōng xuè) — to become bloodshot; to become congested (medical hyperemia/congestion)

Definition

Medical/formal verb: a body part fills with blood, becoming congested or bloodshot. Most often used clinically (肺部充血) or for eyes after strain or lack of sleep.

verb
to become bloodshotto become congested (medical hyperemia/congestion)

Examples

  • 充血，。
    Tā de yǎn jing chōng xuè le, kě néng shì méi shuì hǎo.
    His eyes are bloodshot; maybe he didn't sleep well.
  • ，。
    Áo yè hòu, tā de yǎn jing chōng le xuè.
    After staying up late, his eyes got bloodshot.
  • 充血，。
    Yī shēng zhěn duàn shì fèi bù chōng xuè, xū yào zhù yuàn guān chá.
    The doctor diagnosed lung congestion, requiring hospitalization for observation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

充chōngfill
血xuèblood

充 “fill” + 血 “blood” = becoming filled with blood.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 𠫓𠫓𠫓a newborn
  • 儿儿érstanding person

充 pairs 𠫓, a newborn, with 儿, a standing person, to picture a newborn growing to stand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīdrop of blood
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

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