Should I take 卖血 literally as selling blood in the following sentence？
Should I take 卖血 literally as selling blood in the following sentence？

他不敢把卖血的事告诉孩子们，怕他们将来找对象都抬不起头来。

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Should I take 卖血 literally as selling blood in the following sentence？
Should I take 卖血 literally as selling blood in the following sentence？

他不敢把卖血的事告诉孩子们，怕他们将来找对象都抬不起头来。

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Yes. Since donating blood for money is accepting the fact that you need financial assistance which for some people can be pretty humiliating.

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在中国卖血是违法的
selling blood is illegle in China

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不得不说，卖血会带来很多疾病，比如肝炎和艾滋病等。 卖血在中国是违法行为，但是在中国的某些贫穷的地方，村民依然靠卖血来换取生活费。