心血

xīn xuè · xin xue

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. heart's blood
  2. expenditure (for some project)
  3. meticulous care

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)画(huà)册(cè)凝(níng)聚(jù)了(le)她(tā)多(duō)年(nián)的(de)心(xīn)血(xuè)。

This picture album embodies years of her painstaking effort.

02

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)心(xīn)血(xuè)才(cái)建(jiàn)成(chéng)这(zhè)座(zuò)花(huā)园(yuán)。

It took him three years of painstaking effort to build this garden.

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