淤青

yūqīng

noun

Measure Word

一块淤青 kuài

Meanings

1 bruise
2 contusion

Characters

silt up/stagnate

Examples

HSK 7-9

我腿上磕了一块淤青。

Wǒ tuǐ shàng kē le yīkuài yūqīng.

I banged my leg and got a bruise.

HSK 7-9

淤青一般一两周就会消掉。

Yūqīng yībān yīliǎng zhōu jiù huì xiāo diào.

Bruises usually fade in a week or two.

Tips

memory

淤 = to stagnate/clot, 青 = the bluish-green color. Picture blood clotting under the skin and turning blue-green - that's a 淤青.

Stroke Order

淤 yū

青 qīng