1 to stop

2 to halt

3 to cease

1 blood

2 colloquial pr. [xiě]

3 classifier: 滴 dī

4 classifier: 片 piàn

1 blood

1 to prevent

2 to guard against

3 to take precautions

1 to prevent

2 to block

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

2 fig. to hit the nail on the head

1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions

2 to ensure strictly obedience

1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

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

1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)