头破血流 tóu pò xuè liú

fig. badly bruised; lit. head broken and blood flowing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 26700th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. badly bruised
  2. 2. lit. head broken and blood flowing

Characters

Character Meaning
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift