流血 liúxuè to bleed
to bleed; to shed blood
How to remember 流血: 流 flow + 血 blood = to bleed.
Characters
How it is used
- Literally to bleed/shed blood - 伤口流血了 (shāngkǒu liúxuè le) the wound is bleeding.
- Figuratively 'bloodshed' in conflict - 流血冲突 (liúxuè chōngtū) a bloody clash; 不流血的革命 a bloodless revolution.
- Note the character 血 reads xuè in this compound (formal), though colloquially people say 流血 with xiě too.
Example sentences
- 我在流血。 Wǒ zài liúxiě.I'm bleeding.
- 我开始流血了。 Wǒ kāishǐ liúxiě le.I've started bleeding.
- 他的鼻子流血了。 Tā de bízi liúxuè le.His nose is bleeding.