How to say “wound” in Chinese
wound; injure
“Wound” in Chinese is 伤, shāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
伤 is read shāng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “伤”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 伤. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 别伤心了。biéshāngxīnleDon't be sad.
- 她哭得很伤心tākūdehěnshāngxīnShe's crying her heart out.
- 他踢球的时候腿受伤了tātīqiúdeshíhoutuǐshòushāngleHe hurt his leg playing soccer.
- 受伤以后要及时去医院shòushāngyǐhòuyàojíshíqùyīyuànAfter an injury you should get to the hospital without delay.
- 你腰受伤了，重东西搬不得。nǐyāoshòushāngle,zhòngdōngxibānbudeYou've hurt your lower back — you mustn't lift heavy things.
- 吸烟会伤害身体xīyānhuìshānghàishēntǐSmoking harms your health.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Emergency”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wound” in Chinese?
“Wound” in Chinese is 伤, pinyin shāng.
What does 伤 mean?
伤 (shāng) means “wound; injure”.
How do you write 伤?
伤 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 伤?
伤 is read shāng. Tones: shāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wound” in the lesson “Emergency”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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