放血 (fàng xuè) — (verb-object) to let blood, to bleed (medically or in butchery); (slang) to stab someone, to draw blood in a violent attack
Definition
A verb-object phrase: literally 'let/release blood.' The medical/butchery sense (放血治疗 bloodletting) is the standard one; the slang sense means to stab or slash someone to draw blood.
verb
(verb-object) to let bloodto bleed (medically or in butchery)(slang) to stab someoneto draw blood in a violent attack
Examples
- 。Yī shēng yòng zhēn gěi tā fàng le yí cì xuè.The doctor used a needle to let some blood from him.
- 放血。Nà ge hēi bāng jīng cháng yòng fàng xuè lái wēi xié rén.That gang often uses stabbing to threaten people.
- 放血。Zhè zhǒng bìng xū yào fàng xuè zhì liáo.This disease requires bloodletting therapy.
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