失血

shīxuè
verb #7,962

Meanings

  1. 1 blood loss; to lose blood
  2. 2 hemorrhage

Examples

HSK 3
Shīxuè guòduō huì yǒu shēngmìng wēixiǎn.
Excessive blood loss can be life-threatening.
HSK 6
Shāngzhě yīn dàliàng shīxuè bèi jǐnjí sòngwǎng yīyuàn.
The injured person was rushed to the hospital due to heavy blood loss.
HSK 6
Tā de liǎnsè cāngbái, kànqǐlái xiàng shì shīxuè le.
His face was pale; he looked like he had lost blood.

Tips

usage
失血 is used in both medical and everyday contexts. 失血过多 (excessive blood loss) is a very common collocation. The character is pronounced xuè in formal/written contexts and xiě in colloquial speech.

Stroke Order

shī
xuè