一血 (yīxuè): (gaming) first blood

Meanings

1 (gaming) first blood
2 the first kill in a match

Characters

一

Examples

他抢到了这局比赛的一血。

Tā qiǎng dào le zhè jú bǐsài de yīxuè.

He grabbed first blood in this match.

拿一血可以多得经济和经验。

Ná yīxuè kěyǐ duō dé jīngjì hé jīngyàn.

Getting first blood gives you extra gold and experience.

Tips

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Esports / MOBA slang, calqued from English 'first blood' as popularized in DotA, League of Legends (英雄联盟 Yīngxióng Liánméng), and 王者荣耀 (Wángzhě Róngyào, Honor of Kings). Heard in livestream commentary; rare in formal writing.

mistakes

Pronounced yīxuè in this gaming sense (CC-CEDICT lists yi1 xue4). Don't confuse with 一血 (yìxiě) sometimes encountered colloquially — gamer usage standardizes on xuè.