咯血

kǎxuè

verb

Meanings

1 to cough up blood
2 hemoptysis

Characters

Examples

病人开始咯血，必须立刻送医。

Bìngrén kāishǐ kǎxuè, bìxū lìkè sòng yī.

The patient started coughing up blood and must be taken to hospital immediately.

咯血可能是肺病的征兆。

Kǎxuè kěnéng shì fèibìng de zhēngzhào.

Coughing up blood may be a sign of lung disease.

Tips

mistakes

咯 has multiple readings — here it is kǎ (to cough up). Don't read it as luò or gē. 咯血 specifically means blood from the respiratory tract; vomiting blood from the stomach is 吐血 (tùxuè).

Stroke Order

咯 lo

血 xuè