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呕心沥血 (ǒu xīn lì xuè): To shed one's heart's blood (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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呕 • ǒu • to vomit
ǒu呕

to vomit

心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xīn心

heart; mind; core

沥 • lì • trickle, drip; strain; dregs
lì沥

trickle, drip; strain; dregs

血 • xuè • blood • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
xuè血

blood

Word Info

Pinyinǒu xīn lì xuè
Meaningto shed one's heart's blood; to work one's heart out
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 呕心沥血.

Words with 呕
  • 呕吐ǒu tùvomit; throw up; retch
  • 作呕zuò ǒuto feel nauseated; to be disgusted
Words with 心
  • 关心guān xīncare about
  • 小心xiǎo xīntake care
  • 心里xīn lichest
  • 担心dān xīnworry
  • 放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
  • 伤心shāng xīnsad
  • 信心xìn xīnconfidence
  • 内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being
Words with 沥
  • 沥干lì gānto drain dry
  • 沥水lì shuǐto drain water
  • 沥青lì qīngasphalt; bitumen
Words with 血
  • 心血xīn xuèpainstaking care [lit. with the heart's blood]
  • 血压xuè yāblood pressure
  • 血型xuè xíngblood type; blood group
  • 血液xuè yèblood
血管
xuè guǎn
vein
  • 流血liú xuèshed blood
  • 血缘xuè yuánBlood relation
  • 血脉xuè màiBlood vessels
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 呕心沥血

    tā他
    ǒu呕
    xīn心
    lì沥
    xuè血
    de地
    wán完
    chéng成
    le了
    zhè这
    bù部
    xiǎo小
    shuō说
    。
    He worked his heart out to finish this novel.
    lǎo老
    shī师
    ǒu呕
    xīn心
    lì沥
    xuè血
    de地
    jiào教
    yù
    zhè这
    xiàng项
    chéng成
    guǒ果
    shì是
    tuán团
    duì队
    ǒu呕
    xīn心
    育
    xué学
    shēng生
    。
    The teacher shed his heart's blood to educate the students.
    lì沥
    xuè血
    duō多
    nián年
    de的
    jié结
    jīng晶
    。
    This achievement is the fruit of the team's years of working their hearts out.