血淋淋 (xuè lín lín) — bloody; gory; (figurative) stark; unvarnished; raw (of truth, facts)
Definition
Literally 'dripping with blood': vivid and shocking, used for scenes, accounts, or truths laid bare with no softening. The figurative sense ('stark, unvarnished') is the one you will mostly meet in reading.
bound form
bloodygory(figurative) starkunvarnishedraw (of truth, facts)
Examples
- 血淋淋，。Dì shàng de xuè jì xuè lín lín de, ràng rén hài pà.The bloodstains on the floor were bloody and scary.
- 血淋淋。Tā xiàng wǒ men zhǎn shì le zhè ge shè huì zuì xuè lín lín de xiàn shí.He showed us the starkest reality of this society.
- 血淋淋，。Zhè piān bào dào xiě dé xuè lín lín, méi yǒu yì diǎn yǎn shì.This news report is written in an unvarnished way, without any concealment.
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