Meaning of 血本
血本 means one's original capital; life savings invested in business; nest egg. Pronounced xuè běn.
- one's original capital; life savings invested in business; nest egg
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
péi赔
guāng光
le了
quán全
bù部
xuè血
běn本
。
This investment failed, and he lost all his life savings.
Zhè这
kě可
shì是
tā他
de的
xuè血
běn本
，
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
kuī亏
le了
。
This is his nest egg; whatever you do, don't lose it.
Wèi为
le了
kāi开
zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
，
wǒ我
xià下
le了
xuè血
běn本
。
To open this shop, I invested all my capital.
Zhè这
cì次
cù促
xiāo销
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
péi赔
xuè血
běn本
mài卖
。
This promotion is basically selling at a loss.