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回血

Mandarin · pinyin huí xuè

(medicine) (of blood) to flow back into the IV tube
(gaming) to restore health points; (fig.) to recover (to some extent)

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143

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2–4 · hui2 xue4

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wui4 hyut3

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verb

(medicine, of blood during an intravenous injection) to flow back
(video games) to replenish health
(figuratively) to recover from a bad situation

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