血压

血压 xuèyā

Blood pressure

血压 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 血壓 xueya

What 血压 means

  1. Blood pressure

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血压 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

血
xiě / xuè
Blood; Blood (courage)
压
yā / yà
Press down (control - suppress - put off - bet - pressure); At all

How to write 血压

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血压 in a sentence

医生给他量了血压。
Yīshēng gěi tā liáng le xuèyā.
The doctor took his blood pressure.
他的血压一直偏高。
Tā de xuèyā yìzhí piān gāo.
His blood pressure has always been on the high side.

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Questions about 血压

What does 血压 mean in English?

血压 is pronounced xuèyā and means Blood pressure.

How do you pronounce 血压?

血压 is xuèyā in pinyin — written xueya without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 血压?

血压 is written with 2 characters: 血 (xiě / xuè) Blood; Blood (courage), 压 (yā / yà) Press down (control - suppress - put off - bet - pressure); At all. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 血压 written in traditional Chinese?

血壓. The simplified form 血压 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 血壓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xuèyā.

Is 血压 an HSK word?

Yes — 血压 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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