How to Say “What is your blood type?” in Chinese
Emergencies and health · HSK 4
"What is your blood type?" in Chinese is 你是什么血型？ (Nǐ shì shénme xuèxíng?). 血型 (xuèxíng) literally means 'blood shape/type'; 血 is blood, 型 is type. Note 血 has two readings: xuè (formal, written) and xiě (colloquial, everyday speech).
Primary translation
你是什么血型？
Nǐ shì shénme xuèxíng?
Traditional: 你是什麼血型？
Variants by register
Formal
请问您的血型是什么？
Qǐngwèn nín de xuèxíng shì shénme?
Casual
你什么血型？
Nǐ shénme xuèxíng?
When to use it
血型 (xuèxíng) literally means 'blood shape/type'; 血 is blood, 型 is type. Note 血 has two readings: xuè (formal, written) and xiě (colloquial, everyday speech). In medical contexts you'll hear xuèxíng. Blood types in Chinese match the Western system: A型 (A xíng), B型, O型, AB型. Fun cultural note; in China and especially in Taiwan and among younger people influenced by Japanese/Korean pop culture, 血型 is often asked casually like a personality quiz (similar to zodiac signs). But in a hospital, this question is strictly medical and you should answer clearly.
Example sentences
请问您是什么血型？我们需要准备输血。
Qǐngwèn nín shì shénme xuèxíng? Wǒmen xūyào zhǔnbèi shūxiě.
Excuse me, what's your blood type? We need to prepare for a transfusion.
我是O型血，是万能献血者。
Wǒ shì O xíng xuè, shì wànnéng xiànxiězhě.
I'm type O; the universal donor.
我不知道我的血型，可以在这里检查吗？
Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ de xuèxíng, kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ jiǎnchá ma?
I don't know my blood type; can you check it here?