How to say “injure” in Chinese

损伤
sǔnshāng

injure; damage, injury

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Illness and treatment”

“Injure” in Chinese is 损伤, sǔn shāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

损伤 is read sǔn shāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

sǔn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
shāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

损
sǔn — damage; lose

On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 员.

伤
shāng — wound; injure

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 “损伤”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “injure” in Chinese?

“Injure” in Chinese is 损伤, pinyin sǔnshāng.

What does 损伤 mean?

损伤 (sǔnshāng) means “injure; damage, injury”.

How do you write 损伤?

损伤 is 2 characters: 损 (sǔn) — damage; lose; 伤 (shāng) — wound; injure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 损伤?

损伤 is read sǔnshāng. Tones: sǔn — third tone, shāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“injure” in the lesson “First aid and hospital departments”

This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” 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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