Chinese word dictionary

血流漂杵

xuè liú piāo chǔ · enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath

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Word information

Simplified血流漂杵

Traditional血流漂杵

Pinyinxuè liú piāo chǔ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

血xuè

blood

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

漂piào

to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach

杵chǔ

pestle; to grind

How to learn 血流漂杵

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

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to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

血xiě

see 血[xue4]