shuǐ
zhì

animal
technical
common

Meaning of 水蛭

水蛭 means leech; a bloodsucking annelid worm. Pronounced shuǐ zhì.

  • leech; a bloodsucking annelid worm

Definitions & Examples

Shuǐ
zhì
zài
Zhōng
xué
zhōng
bèi
yòng
lái
zhì
liáo
xuè
 

Leeches are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat blood stasis.

Chí
táng
de
biē
huì
shí
rén
chù
de
xuè
 

The leeches in the pond will suck the blood of humans and livestock.

Zhè
zhǒng
shuǐ
zhì
shì
cóng
shuǐ
zhì
nèi
de
kàng
níng
xuè
zhì
 

This hirudin is an anticoagulant substance extracted from the body of leeches.

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ zhī