血流

xuèliú

noun #14,080

Meanings

1 blood flow; bloodstream

Characters

to flow; stream

Examples

HSK 6

运动可以促进血流循环。

Yùndòng kěyǐ cùjìn xuèliú xúnhuán.

Exercise can promote blood circulation.

HSK 6

伤口的血流很快就止住了。

Shāngkǒu de xuèliú hěnkuài jiù zhǐzhù le.

The blood flow from the wound was quickly stopped.

Tips

usage

血流 appears in several dramatic idioms: 血流成河 (xuèliú-chénghé, rivers of blood - a bloodbath) and 血流如注 (xuèliú-rúzhù, blood flowing like a stream - bleeding profusely).

Stroke Order

血 xuè

流 liú