吐血

tùxuè

verb #23,071

Meanings

1 to vomit blood
2 to cough up blood
3 (slang) to be utterly frustrated; to be beside oneself with exasperation

Characters

to vomit; to spit out

Examples

他因内伤开始吐血，立刻被送进医院。

Tā yīn nèishāng kāishǐ tùxuè, lìkè bèi sòng jìn yīyuàn.

He started vomiting blood from internal injuries and was immediately rushed to hospital.

这道题太难了，我都要吐血了！

Zhè dào tí tài nán le, wǒ dōu yào tùxuè le!

This question is impossibly hard — I'm losing my mind!

看到这个结果，他简直要吐血。

Kàn dào zhège jiéguǒ, tā jiǎnzhí yào tùxuè.

Seeing the result, he was absolutely beside himself with frustration.

Tips

usage

吐血 has two registers: literal (medical, vomiting blood from injury or illness) and internet slang (being so frustrated or shocked you could 'spit blood'). The slang usage is extremely common in online text and subtitles. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

吐 tǔ

血 xuè