How to say “harm” in Chinese
harm, hurt
“Harm” in Chinese is 伤害, shāng hài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
伤害 is read shāng hài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”.
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 “伤害”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 伤害. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 吸烟会伤害身体xīyānhuìshānghàishēntǐSmoking harms your health.
More words from the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “harm” in Chinese?
“Harm” in Chinese is 伤害, pinyin shānghài.
What does 伤害 mean?
伤害 (shānghài) means “harm, hurt”.
How do you write 伤害?
伤害 is 2 characters: 伤 (shāng) — wound; injure; 害 (hài) — harm; to harm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 伤害?
伤害 is read shānghài. Tones: shāng — first tone, hài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“harm” in the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
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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