血沉
xuè chén
Pinyin

Definition

血沉
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xuè chén
  1. erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
沉默
chén mò
  1. 1 taciturn
  2. 2 uncommunicative
  3. 3 silent
血
xuè
  1. 1 blood
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [xiě]
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī],片[piàn]
血液
xuè yè
  1. 1 blood
低沉
dī chén
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 downcast
  4. 4 deep and low (of sound)
  5. 5 muffled
冷血
lěng xuè
  1. 1 cold-blood
  2. 2 cold-blooded (animal)
出血
chū xuè
  1. 1 to bleed
  2. 2 bleeding
  3. 3 (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
吸血
xī xiě
  1. 1 to suck blood
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
  1. 1 leech
  2. 2 bloodsucking vermin
  3. 3 vampire (translated European notion)
  4. 4 fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
喋血
dié xuè
  1. 1 bloodbath
  2. 2 carnage
心血
xīn xuè
  1. 1 heart's blood
  2. 2 expenditure (for some project)
  3. 3 meticulous care
心血管
xīn xuè guǎn
  1. 1 cardiovascular
抽血
chōu xuè
  1. 1 to take blood
  2. 2 to draw blood (e.g. for a test)
放血
fàng xuè
  1. 1 to let blood (Chinese medicine)
  2. 2 to bleed
  3. 3 to stab sb (slang)
止血
zhǐ xuè
  1. 1 to staunch (bleeding)
  2. 2 hemostatic (drug)
气血
qì xuè
  1. 1 qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
沉
chēn
  1. 1 see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]
沉寂
chén jì
  1. 1 silence
  2. 2 stillness
沉思
chén sī
  1. 1 to contemplate
  2. 2 to ponder
  3. 3 contemplation
  4. 4 meditation
沉闷
chén mèn
  1. 1 oppressive (of weather)
  2. 2 heavy
  3. 3 depressed
  4. 4 not happy
  5. 5 (of sound) dull
  6. 6 muffled

Idioms (20)

一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
  1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
  1. 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
含血喷人
hán xuè pēn rén
  1. 1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)
呕心沥血
ǒu xīn lì xuè
  1. 1 lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
  2. 2 to work one's heart out
  3. 3 blood, sweat and tears
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
歃血为盟
shà xuè wéi méng
  1. 1 to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
  2. 2 to swear a sacred oath
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn
  1. 1 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
沉默寡言
chén mò guǎ yán
  1. 1 habitually silent (idiom)
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 uncommunicative
沉默是金
chén mò shì jīn
  1. 1 Silence is golden. (idiom)
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浴血苦战
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
  1. 1 a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)
热血沸腾
rè xuè fèi téng
  1. 1 to be fired up (idiom)
  2. 2 to have one's blood racing
狗血喷头
gǒu xiě pēn tóu
  1. 1 torrent of abuse (idiom)
狗血淋头
gǒu xuè lín tóu
  1. 1 lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. torrent of abuse
石沉大海
shí chén dà hǎi
  1. 1 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to elicit no response
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
  1. 1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. 2 to burn one's boats
腥风血雨
xīng fēng xuè yǔ
  1. 1 lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. reign of terror
  3. 3 carnage

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