流血

liúxuè

verb HSK 7-9 #2,734

Meanings

1 to bleed
2 to shed blood

Characters

Examples

他的手在流血。

Tā de shǒu zài liúxuè.

His hand is bleeding.

革命总是要流血的。

Gémìng zǒngshì yào liúxuè de.

Revolution always involves bloodshed.

Tips

usage

流血 can be literal (physical bleeding) or figurative (bloodshed, sacrifice). In figurative use it often refers to violence or war.

Stroke Order

流 liú

血 xuè