采血

採血

cǎixuè

verb

Meanings

1 to draw blood
2 to collect a blood sample

Characters

to gather / collect

Examples

护士正在给病人采血。

Hùshì zhèngzài gěi bìngrén cǎixuè.

The nurse is drawing blood from the patient.

采血前要空腹八小时。

Cǎixuè qián yào kōngfù bā xiǎoshí.

You need to fast for eight hours before the blood draw.

Tips

usage

采 here means 'to gather / collect' (same as in 采访 'interview,' 采摘 'pick fruit'). Contrast with 抽血 (chōuxuè) which is the more colloquial, synonymous term — 采血 leans clinical.

Stroke Order

采 cǎi

血 xuè