输 shū
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 车 cart, vehicle 俞 to consent, to approve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
输血
shūxuè
to transfuse blood; to provide vital support
Characters in this word
血 xuè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 血 — blood
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 事故发生后，医院立即为伤者输血，才把他的血压稳定下来。 Shìgù fāshēng hòu, yīyuàn lìjí wèi shāngzhě shūxuè, cái bǎ tā de xuèyā wěndìng xiàlai. After the accident, the hospital immediately gave the injured man a blood transfusion, which stabilised his blood pressure.
- 他血型罕见，全城志愿者排队为他输血。 Tā xuèxíng hǎnjiàn, quánchéng zhìyuànzhě páiduì wèi tā shūxuè. He has a rare blood type, and volunteers from all over the city lined up to donate blood for him.
- 这项投资像给企业输血，帮它渡过了难关。 Zhè xiàng tóuzī xiàng gěi qǐyè shūxuè, bāng tā dùguòle nánguān. This investment was like a lifeline for the company, helping it get through a difficult period.
Related words
- 输 shū to lose
- 输入 shūrù to enter; to input
- 运输 yùnshū to transport
- 输出 shūchū to output
- 传输 chuánshū to transmit, to transfer
- 输送 shūsòng to transport, to convey
- 灌输 guànshū to instil; to indoctrinate
- 输液 shūyè to receive an intravenous infusion; to give an IV drip
- 血 xuè blood
- 血管 xuèguǎn blood vessel
- 血型 xuèxíng blood type
- 血压 xuèyā blood pressure