采血

採血

cǎixuè

verb

Meanings

1 to draw blood
2 to collect a blood sample

Characters

to gather / collect

Examples

HSK 4

护士正在给病人采血。

Hùshì zhèngzài gěi bìngrén cǎixuè.

The nurse is drawing blood from the patient.

HSK 7-9

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