血压 xuèyā blood pressure
How to remember 血压: 血 blood + 压 press = blood pressure.
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How it is used
- Blood pressure - 量血压 (liáng xuèyā) to take blood pressure, 高血压 (gāo xuèyā) hypertension.
- Health register; the reading is xuè (formal) here, though colloquially 血 is often xiě.
- 压 = pressure, so it patterns with 高/低血压 high/low.
Example sentences
- 我的血压很低。 Wǒ de xuèyā hěn dī.My blood pressure is low.
- 汤姆有低血压。 Tāngmǔ yǒu dīxuèyā.Tom has low blood pressure.