动脉血 (dòng mài xuè) — arterial blood

Definition

Oxygen-rich blood carried from the heart to the body (bright red). Contrast with 静脉血, which carries used blood back to the heart (darker red).

noun
arterial blood

Examples

  • 动脉血
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de dòng mài xuè.
    The doctor examined his arterial blood.
  • 动脉血
    dòng mài xuè De yán sè shì xiān hóng sè de.
    The color of arterial blood is bright red.
  • 动脉血
    dòng mài xuè Zhōng hán yǎng liàng hěn gāo.
    Arterial blood has a high oxygen content.

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