白血球

báixuèqiú
noun #28,218

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 white blood cell
  2. 2 leukocyte

Examples

HSK 3
Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de báixuèqiú shuǐpíng.
The doctor checked his white blood cell levels.
HSK 6
Gǎnrǎn hòu, tǐnèi de báixuèqiú shùliàng huì zēngjiā.
After infection, the number of white blood cells in the body increases.

Tips

memory
白 (white) + 血 (blood) + 球 (ball/sphere) - literally 'white blood ball', perfectly describing leukocytes. Compare with 红血球 (red blood cell).

Stroke Order

白 bái
血 xuè
球 qiú