出血

chūxuè

verb HSK 7-9 #6,239

Meanings

1 to bleed; to hemorrhage

Characters

Literally 'blood comes out.'

Examples

伤口还在出血。

Shāngkǒu hái zài chūxuè.

The wound is still bleeding.

医生说是内出血。

Yīshēng shuōshì nèichūxuè.

The doctor said it was internal bleeding.

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usage

In slang, 大出血 (dà chūxuè, 'major hemorrhage') means spending a huge amount of money. Stores use it in ads: 大出血促销 means a 'massive blowout sale.'

Stroke Order

出 chū

血 xuè