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放血

fàngxiě
verb #24,633

Meanings

  1. 1 to let blood
  2. 2 bloodletting
  3. 3 (fig.) to make someone pay a large sum
  4. 4 (fig.) to slash prices drastically

Examples

中医有时用放血疗法来治病。
Zhōngyī yǒushí yòng fàngxiě liáofǎ lái zhìbìng.
Traditional Chinese medicine sometimes uses bloodletting therapy to treat illness.
这次谈判让公司大出血，损失惨重。
Zhècì tánpàn ràng gōngsī dà chūxiě, sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.
This negotiation made the company bleed heavily, with serious losses.

Tips

usage
放血 has both a literal medical meaning (phlebotomy / bloodletting in TCM) and figurative meanings: to force someone to pay a lot, or to drastically cut prices. Context determines which sense is intended.

Stroke Order

放 fàng
血 xuè