How to say “get hurt” in Chinese
get hurt, be injured
“Get hurt” in Chinese is 受伤, shòu shāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
受伤 is read shòu shāng: 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
There is a hand at the top and one at the bottom: one gives, the other receives.
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 “受伤”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 受伤. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
- 为了避免受伤，运动前要做准备活动。wèilebìmiǎnshòushāng,yùndòngqiányàozuòzhǔnbèihuódòngTo avoid getting injured, you need to warm up before exercising.
- 他因为受伤退出了比赛tāyīnwèishòushāngtuìchūlebǐsàiHe pulled out of the competition because of an injury.
More words from the lesson “What hurts?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get hurt” in Chinese?
“Get hurt” in Chinese is 受伤, pinyin shòushāng.
What does 受伤 mean?
受伤 (shòushāng) means “get hurt, be injured”.
How do you write 受伤?
受伤 is 2 characters: 受 (shòu) — receive; endure; 伤 (shāng) — wound; injure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 受伤?
受伤 is read shòushāng. Tones: shòu — fourth tone, shāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get hurt” in the lesson “What hurts?”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. 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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