青一块紫一块

青一塊紫一塊

qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài

phrase

Meanings

1 black and blue
2 covered in bruises

Characters

Examples

他摔了一跤,腿上青一块紫一块。

Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, tuǐshang qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài.

He had a fall and his legs were covered in bruises.

打架打得脸上青一块紫一块。

Dǎjià dǎ de liǎnshang qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài.

He fought and his face was all black and blue.

小孩调皮,身上经常青一块紫一块。

Xiǎohái tiáopí, shēnshang jīngcháng qīngyíkuàizǐyíkuài.

Kids are mischievous and often have bruises all over.

Tips

memory

青 (dark green/blue-black) + 紫 (purple) literally describes bruise colors. The X一块Y一块 pattern conveys 'patches of X here, patches of Y there' — spread unevenly across.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

一 yī

块 kuài

紫 zǐ