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热血 (rè xuè) — passionate enthusiasm; fervor; ardor (especially in heroic or patriotic contexts)

Definition

A noun for passionate, heroic fervor — the kind of burning devotion tied to ideals, sacrifice, or patriotism. Colloquially also used as an adjective (热血青年 = 'hot-blooded / passionate young people').

noun
passionate enthusiasmfervorardor (especially in heroic or patriotic contexts)

Examples

  • 热血，。
    Tā mǎn huái rè xuè, lì zhì wèi guó zhēng guāng.
    He is full of passionate fervor, determined to win glory for his country.
  • 热血。
    Zhè xiē rè xuè qīng nián zhǔ dòng bào míng cān jiā le jiù yuán duì.
    These passionate young people voluntarily signed up for the rescue team.
  • ，热血，。
    Sài chǎng shàng, qiú yuán men yì qiāng rè xuè, fèn lì pīn bó.
    On the field, the players fought hard with all their fervor.

Origin

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.

热rèhot
血xuèblood

热 means hot and 血 means blood, so it literally describes hot blood and figuratively strong passion.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

Open 热 →

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.

Open 血 →
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