青一块紫一块

青一塊紫一塊

qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài

phrase

Meanings

1 black and blue
2 covered in bruises

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

小孩调皮，身上经常青一块紫一块。

Xiǎohái tiáopí, shēn shang jīngcháng qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài.

Kids are mischievous and often have bruises all over.

HSK 5

打架打得脸上青一块紫一块。

Dǎjià dǎ de liǎn shang qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài.

He fought and his face was all black and blue.

HSK 7-9

他摔了一跤，腿上青一块紫一块。

Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, tuǐ shang qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài.

He had a fall and his legs were covered in bruises.

Tips

memory

青 (dark green/blue-black) + 紫 (purple) literally describes bruise colors. The X一块Y一块 pattern conveys 'patches of X here, patches of Y there' - spread unevenly across.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

一 yī

块 kuài

紫 zǐ