血压
Old HSK 6
血压 (xuèyā) · blood pressure
血压 (xuèyā) means “blood pressure”. It is written with 2 characters: 血 (blood) + 压 (to press). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 血压 is built
The characters
血 xiě · blood
What 血 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
压 yā · to press
What 压 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷每天都量血压。Yéye měitiān dōu liáng xuèyā.Grandpa takes his blood pressure every day.
少吃盐有助于降低血压。Shǎo chī yán yǒuzhùyú jiàngdī xuèyā.Eating less salt helps lower blood pressure.
Questions about 血压
What does 血压 mean?
血压 (xuèyā) means “blood pressure”.
How do you pronounce 血压?
血压 is pronounced xuèyā.
Which HSK level is 血压?
血压 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 心血xīnxuèpainstaking effort
- 血xiěblood
- 压力yālìpressure
- 气压qìyāair pressure
- 压迫yāpòto oppress
- 压岁钱yāsuìqiánNew Year money (gift to children)
- 压缩yāsuōto compress
- 压抑yāyìto hold back (feelings)
- 压榨yāzhàto squeeze
- 压制yāzhìto suppress
Learn 血压 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 208: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.