血債要用血來償 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
  2. 2. Blood calls for blood.

Characters

Character Meaning
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě
債 zhài
debt
要 yào HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
用 yòng HSK 3
to use; to employ; to have to
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě
來 lái
to come; to arrive; next
償 cháng
to repay; to compensate for; to recompense