止血

zhǐxuè

verb HSK 7 #9,254

Meanings

1 to stop bleeding
2 to stanch

Characters

Examples

用纱布按住伤口可以止血。

Yòng shābù ànzhù shāngkǒu kěyǐ zhǐxuè.

Pressing gauze against the wound can stop the bleeding.

医生很快就给他止住了血。

Yīshēng hěn kuài jiù gěi tā zhǐzhù le xuè.

The doctor quickly stopped his bleeding.

Tips

memory

止 (stop) + 血 (blood) = stop bleeding. Same pattern as 止咳 (stop coughing) and 止痛 (stop pain).

Stroke Order

止 zhǐ

血 xuè