咳血

kéxiě

verb

Meanings

1 to cough up blood
2 hemoptysis

Characters

Examples

他咳血了,得马上去医院。

Tā kéxiě le, děi mǎshàng qù yīyuàn.

He's coughing up blood, he needs to go to the hospital right away.

长期咳血可能是肺部疾病的信号。

Chángqī kéxiě kěnéng shì fèibù jíbìng de xìnhào.

Long-term coughing up blood may be a sign of lung disease.

Tips

mistakes

血 has two readings: formal xuè (血压 blood pressure) and colloquial xiě (流血 bleed). In 咳血 it takes the colloquial xiě.

Stroke Order

咳 hāi

血 xuè