How to say “injured person” in Chinese
injured person, wounded
“Injured person” in Chinese is 伤员, shāng yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
伤员 is read shāng yuán: 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, 口 “mouth”; below, 贝 “shell”.
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 “伤员”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 伤员. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 救护车把伤员送到了医院jiùhùchēbǎshāngyuánsòngdàoleyīyuànThe ambulance took the injured person to the hospital.
- 伤员已经被送往医院shāngyuányǐjīngbèisòngwǎngyīyuànThe injured have already been taken to the hospital.
More words from the lesson “Rescuers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “injured person” in Chinese?
“Injured person” in Chinese is 伤员, pinyin shāngyuán.
What does 伤员 mean?
伤员 (shāngyuán) means “injured person, wounded”.
How do you write 伤员?
伤员 is 2 characters: 伤 (shāng) — wound; injure; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 伤员?
伤员 is read shāngyuán. Tones: shāng — first tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“injured person” 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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