mất máu

mất máu

Một bệnh nhân bị mất máu sau một tai nạn nhỏ.

Definition

  1. Verb phrase:

    • To lose blood: The primary meaning refers to the physical process of blood leaving the body, typically from a wound or injury, or being lost internally.
    • To be anemic / to have anemia: In a medical context, it can describe the condition of suffering from a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood, often resulting in weakness.

  2. Verb phrase (figurative):

    • To be weakened / to lose vitality: Used metaphorically to describe an organization, team, or system losing its essential personnel, strength, energy, or resources, causing it to become less effective.
Usage Examples

  • Verb phrase (literal):

    • Bệnh nhân bị tai nạn và mất máu nghiêm trọng. (The accident victim suffered serious blood loss.)
    • Cô ấy thường xuyên chóng mặt vì mất máu. (She often feels dizzy due to anemia.)

  • Verb phrase (figurative):

    • Công ty đang mất máu sau khi nhiều chuyên gia giỏi nghỉ việc. (The company is being weakened after many good experts resigned.)
    • Đội bóng bị mất máu vì chấn thương của các cầu thủ chủ chốt. (The football team lost its vitality due to the injuries of key players.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is often used in news or analytical contexts to describe a sustained drain on resources or talent.
    • Ngành công nghiệp địa phương tiếp tục mất máu nhân lực trẻ. (The local industry continues to lose its young workforce.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Thiếu máu (adj/n): Anemic / anemia. This is the more precise clinical term for the medical condition.
    • Xét nghiệm cho thấy anh ấy bị thiếu máu. (Tests show he is anemic.)
  • Xuất huyết (v/n): To hemorrhage; hemorrhage. A more formal medical term for bleeding, especially severe or internal bleeding.
  • Chảy máu (v): To bleed. The general verb for the action of blood flowing.
Synonyms
  • Lose blood: (literal)
  • Bleed: (literal)
  • Be weakened / be depleted: (figurative)
  • Be drained: (figurative)
Related Idioms
  • Mất máu liên tục: To bleed continuously (used both literally and figuratively for a persistent, draining loss).
    • Dự án công cộng đó đang mất máu liên tục ngân sách. (That public project is continuously bleeding budget.)