抽血

chōuxuè

verb #17,973

Meanings

1 to draw blood
2 to take blood (for a test)

Characters

to draw out; to extract

Examples

HSK 5

护士给我抽了两管血。

Hùshi gěi wǒ chōu le liǎng guǎn xuè.

The nurse drew two tubes of blood from me.

HSK 7-9

体检需要空腹抽血。

Tǐjiǎn xūyào kōngfù chōuxuè.

You need to fast before having blood drawn for the physical exam.

Tips

usage

抽血 is the colloquial term. The more formal/medical term is 采血 (to collect blood). 验血 means to test blood.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

血 xuè