Definition
血 (xiě) is the everyday, colloquial word for 'blood' — used in speech and common phrases like 流血 (bleed) or 血型 (blood type). 血液 (xuè yè) is the formal, written term for blood as a substance (e.g., in medical or scientific contexts). 鲜血 (xiān xuè) is a literary word for 'fresh blood', often used in heroic or tragic descriptions.
noun
blood
Measure word · 滴, 片
Easily confused
- 盖gàilook-alike(noun) lid, cover, top
- 些xiēsound-alike(classifier) some, a few, several (used after 一, 这, 那, or alone to indicate an indefinite number)
- 写xiěsound-aliketo write
- 鞋xiésound-alikeshoe
- 歇xiēsound-aliketo rest, to take a break
- 邪xiésound-alikeevil, wicked, demonic
- 卸xièsound-aliketo unload, to offload (cargo, goods)
- 斜xiésound-alike(adjective) slanted, oblique, inclined, tilted
- 泄xièsound-aliketo leak out, to discharge (liquid, gas, electricity)
- 泻xièsound-aliketo have diarrhea; to purge (bowels)
Examples
- 血。Tā shǒuzhǐ shàng yǒu yì dī xiě.He has a drop of blood on his finger.
- 血。Dì shàng yǒu yī tān xiě.There is a pool of blood on the floor.
- 血，。Tā liú le hěn duō xiě, xūyào xiūxi.She lost a lot of blood and needs to rest.
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