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(shòu shāng) - to be injured, to be wounded in Mandarin

shòushāng

Traditional: 受伤

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Translation

to be injured, to be wounded

Word origin

A compound of 受 (shòu) 'to receive, to suffer' and 傷 (shāng) 'wound, injury'. 受 pictures hands passing something; 傷 carries the 亻(person) radical with a phonetic. The word means to suffer an injury.

Origin
compound
Root
受 (shòu, to suffer) + 傷 (shāng, wound: 亻person + phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 受

Stroke order for 伤

Examples

He was injured in the accident.

Fortunately, nobody was injured.

Her leg is injured.

He got injured while playing football.

huò

The driver was injured in the crash.

受伤 (shòu shāng) means to be injured or wounded.

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This word is part of lesson 20.