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

shòushāng

Traditional: 受傷

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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

受

伤

Examples

。

He was injured in the accident.

，。

Fortunately, nobody was injured.

。

Her leg is injured.

。

He got injured while playing football.

祸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.