How to say “blood pressure” in Chinese
blood pressure
“Blood pressure” in Chinese is 血压, xuè yā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
血压 is read xuè yā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A drop above a bowl 皿. In literary words it's read xuè.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “血压”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 血压. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请帮我量一下血压qǐngbāngwǒliángyíxiàxuèyāCould you take my blood pressure, please?
More words from the lesson “Blood, strength and fatigue”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blood pressure” in Chinese?
“Blood pressure” in Chinese is 血压, pinyin xuèyā.
What does 血压 mean?
血压 (xuèyā) means “blood pressure”.
How do you write 血压?
血压 is 2 characters: 血 (xiě) — blood; 压 (yā) — press, push down. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 血压?
血压 is read xuèyā. Tones: xuè — fourth tone, yā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blood pressure” in the lesson “Blood, strength and fatigue”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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