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血
xuè, xiě
Description
「血」是我们身体里红色的液体，在血管里流动。
"血" is the red liquid in our body that flows through blood vessels.
受伤的时候会流血。它有两个读音：正式一点读xuè，口语里常读xiě。
When injured, you bleed. It has two pronunciations: the more formal is xuè, and in spoken language it's often xiě.
Meanings
血xuè
blood (in the body)
人的身体里有很多血。
There is a lot of blood in the human body.
血xiě
blood (colloquial reading)
他的手流了很多血。
His hand bled a lot.
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Notes
- Reading
xuè is the formal/literary reading; xiě is common in everyday speech, e.g. 流血.
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of blood in a sacrificial vessel.
In videos
“所以粉汤羊血的店通常腊汁肉不会差的来”
“而我的脚又流了一点点的血给你们看”
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