How to say “casualties” in Chinese
casualties (dead and wounded)
“Casualties” in Chinese is 伤亡, shāng wáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
伤亡 is read shāng wáng: 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
Hints at the reading of 忘 wàng, 忙 máng and 望 wàng.
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 “伤亡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 伤亡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次事故没有造成人员伤亡。zhècìshìgùméiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángThe accident caused no casualties.
- 没有造成人员伤亡méiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángNo one was killed or injured.
More words from the lesson “Rescuers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “casualties” in Chinese?
“Casualties” in Chinese is 伤亡, pinyin shāngwáng.
What does 伤亡 mean?
伤亡 (shāngwáng) means “casualties (dead and wounded)”.
How do you write 伤亡?
伤亡 is 2 characters: 伤 (shāng) — wound; injure; 亡 (wáng) — perish; lose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 伤亡?
伤亡 is read shāngwáng. Tones: shāng — first tone, wáng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“casualties” in the lesson “Rescuers”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. 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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