咯血

kǎxuè

verb

Meanings

1 to cough up blood
2 hemoptysis

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

病人开始咯血，必须立刻送医。

Bìngrén kāishǐ kǎxuè, bìxū lìkè sòng yī.

The patient started coughing up blood and must be taken to hospital immediately.

HSK 6

咯血可能是肺病的征兆。

Kǎxuè kěnéng shì fèibìng de zhēngzhào.

Coughing up blood may be a sign of lung disease.

Tips

mistakes

咯 has multiple readings - here it is kǎ (to cough up). Don't read it as luò or gē. 咯血 specifically means blood from the respiratory tract; vomiting blood from the stomach is 吐血 (tùxiě).

Stroke Order

咯 lo

血 xuè