Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 血液?
血(xuè)液xuè yè
Commonly said as: using the colloquial xiě
雪夜
血液
What it is
血液 is blood, the fluid circulating through the vessels.
Why it gets said wrong
血 has two readings: xuè in compounds and formal speech, xiě when standing alone in speech. 血液, 血压 and 血型 all take xuè.
Hear it in a sentence
Start with a blood test.
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