บริจาคเลือด

Explanation

This verb phrase consists of บริจาค, “to donate,” and เลือด, “blood.” It can be placed directly after the subject. Common patterns include ไปบริจาคเลือด, “go to donate blood,” and อยากบริจาคเลือด, “want to donate blood.” To refer to blood donation as an activity or concept, add การ: การบริจาคเลือด. Hospitals and blood centers commonly use รับบริจาคเลือด for “accept or seek blood donations.”

Usage

It is commonly used when discussing blood donation at hospitals, Red Cross facilities, and blood centers. It also appears in conversations about donation history, plans, or eligibility, as well as in workplace or school blood drives and public medical announcements.

Caution

Do not use บริจาคเลือด for having blood drawn for a medical test; use เจาะเลือด instead. It also does not mean to receive a blood transfusion, which can be expressed with รับเลือด or รับการถ่ายเลือด.

1 donate blood synonyms

• ให้เลือด

  ให้เลือด literally means “give blood” and can refer more broadly to providing blood, depending on context. บริจาคเลือด specifically describes voluntarily donating blood through a medical service.