"bloodletting" in Chinese (Simplified)

放血

Definition

给人放血的行为，尤其是过去的一种医疗方法。也可以指许多人受伤或被杀的暴力事件。

一般用于正式或历史语境。可指医学上的古老放血疗法，也可比喻大规模流血冲突。日常对话中很少见。

The company went through some financial bloodletting to survive the crisis.

公司为了度过危机经历了严重的财务**损失**。

Bloodletting was a common practice in ancient medicine.

**放血**在古代医学中很常见。

Doctors believed bloodletting could cure diseases.

医生认为**放血**可以治病。

Modern medicine does not use bloodletting anymore.

现代医学不再使用**放血**。

After the revolution, there was political bloodletting across the country.

革命后，全国范围内发生了政治**流血冲突**。

The movie showed scenes of brutal bloodletting during the battle.

电影中展示了战斗中惨烈**流血**的场面。