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

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.

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