止血 (zhǐ xuè) — to stop bleeding, to stanch (hemostasis) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A medical/first-aid verb meaning to stop or stanch bleeding. Typically used as a separable verb (止住血) when a result complement is added.

verb

to stop bleedingto stanch (hemostasis)

Examples

止血，。
Yī shēng xiān gěi tā zhǐ xuè, rán hòu bāo zā shāng kǒu.
The doctor first stopped his bleeding, then bandaged the wound.
，。
Zhǐ le shí fēn zhōng de xuè, xuè cái màn màn bù liú le.
After stopping the bleeding for ten minutes, the blood finally stopped flowing slowly.
止血。
Zhè ge yào gāo kě yǐ kuài sù zhǐ xuè.
This ointment can stop bleeding quickly.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

止 stops the flow of 血 blood.

Characters in this word

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

止 was drawn as a footprint pointing up, with three toes and a sole, originally showing a foot.

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.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment

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