大出血 (dà chū xiě) — (medical) massive hemorrhage; (figurative, coll…

Definition

Literally 'massive hemorrhage' in medicine, but colloquially used to mean a huge financial loss — money 'bleeds out' fast.

noun

(medical) massive hemorrhage(figurative, colloquial) a huge financial loss or large expenditure

大出血，。
Yī shēng shuō tā chū xiàn le dà chū xiě, xū yào mǎ shàng shǒu shù.
The doctor said he had a massive hemorrhage and needed surgery immediately.
大出血，。
Zhè cì chū guó lǚ xíng ràng wǒ dà chū xiě le, huā le liǎng gè yuè de gōng zī.
This overseas trip bled me dry — I spent two months' salary.
大出血，。
Gōng sī zhè cì kuī sǔn zhēn shì dà chū xiě, jī hū pò chǎn le.
The company's loss this time was a massive hemorrhage; it nearly went bankrupt.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

出血bleeding

动宾Verb + object

「大」 means large and 「出血」 means blood coming out, so it describes massive bleeding.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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

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

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