1 to draw out

2 to pull out from in between

3 to remove part of the whole

4 (of certain plants) to sprout or bud

5 to whip or thrash

1 to draw a prize

2 a lottery

3 a raffle

1 blood

2 colloquial pr. [xiě]

3 classifier: 滴 dī

4 classifier: 片 piàn

1 cold-blood

2 cold-blooded (animal)

1 to bleed

2 bleeding

3 (fig.) to spend money in large amounts

1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

2 fig. to hit the nail on the head

1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory

1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)

1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)

1 lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)

2 to work one's heart out

3 blood, sweat and tears