血淋淋

xiělínlín

adjective #17,851

Meanings

1 bloody
2 gory
3 dripping with blood
4 brutal
5 harsh

Characters

to drip; to pour

to drip; to pour

Literally 'blood dripping dripping' — vividly describes something soaked in blood or brutally real.

Examples

这是一个血淋淋的教训。

Zhè shì yī gè xiělínlín de jiàoxun.

This is a brutal lesson.

电影里有很多血淋淋的场面。

Diànyǐng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiělínlín de chǎngmiàn.

The movie has many gory scenes.

Tips

usage

血淋淋 is often used figuratively: 血淋淋的教训 (a brutal/painful lesson) or 血淋淋的事实 (a harsh reality). The literal bloody meaning is less common than the figurative use.

Stroke Order

血 xuè

淋 lín