血丝 (xiě) — bloodshot streaks (in the eye); tiny red lines of blood (on skin or whites of eyes)
Definition
A literal 'blood thread' — the red streaks visible in the whites of bloodshot eyes or faintly on flushed skin, not a wound. Pinyin xiě (not xuè) is the colloquial reading for this everyday word.
noun
bloodshot streaks (in the eye)tiny red lines of blood (on skin or whites of eyes)
Examples
- ，血丝。Tā áo le yí yè, yǎn jing lǐ bù mǎn xiě.He stayed up all night, and his eyes were covered with bloodshot streaks.
- 血丝，。Tā de yǎn bái shàng yǒu yì sī xiě, kě néng shì guò mǐn le.There was a tiny red line on the white of her eye — she might be having an allergic reaction.
- ，血丝。Jǐn zhāng de shí hou, tā de liǎn shàng huì chū xiàn dàn dàn de xiě.When he's nervous, faint red streaks appear on his face.
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