青紫

qīngzǐ

adjective

Meanings

1 bluish purple
2 cyanotic
3 black and blue

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

病人嘴唇青紫，呼吸困难。

Bìngrén zuǐchún qīngzǐ, hūxī kùnnán.

The patient's lips are cyanotic and breathing is labored.

HSK 7-9

他摔倒后膝盖青紫了一大片。

Tā shuāidǎo hòu xīgài qīngzǐ le yí dà piàn.

After the fall, his knee had a big bluish-purple bruise.

Tips

usage

In medicine, 青紫 = cyanosis, a sign of poor oxygenation (lips, fingertips turn blue-purple). In everyday speech it just describes the color of a bruise.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

紫 zǐ