jim6 hyut3驗血验血
Jyutpingjim6 hyut3
Yaleyihm hyut
Definition
To have a blood test; to draw and analyze blood.
colloquialhealthdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the clinical procedure of checking blood components rather than just the act of drawing blood. While 抽血 refers specifically to the physical act of drawing blood with a needle, 驗血 encompasses the entire process including the laboratory analysis. It is commonly used when discussing routine health checkups or diagnosing illnesses.
Examples
The doctor told me to go for a blood test next week.
When are you going to have your blood test?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse 驗血 with 抽血. 抽血 is the physical action of taking blood out of the body, whereas 驗血 is the broader medical process of testing that blood sample.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
