Chinese word

伤员

Pronunciation

Pinyinshāng yuán

Meaning

  • nouninjured person

Example

救护车把伤员送到了医院。jiù hù chē bǎ shāng yuán sòng dào le yī yuàn

The ambulance took the injured person to the hospital.

Illustration for 伤员 (injured person)

More examples

医院为伤员进行了应急处理。yī yuàn wèi shāng yuán jìn xíng le yìng jí chú lǐ

The hospital provided emergency treatment for the injured person.

Core concept

A person injured in an accident or emergency who needs medical care or transport.

Common phrases

  • 抢救伤员qiǎng jiù shāng yuán

    rescue injured people

  • 运送伤员yùn sòng shāng yuán

    transport injured people

  • 伤员名单shāng yuán míng dān

    list of injured people

Similar words

伤者shāng zhě: A person injured in an accident or incident.
受伤者shòu shāng zhě: A person who has been physically injured.
病人bìng rén: A patient who is ill or injured and is receiving medical care.

Definition in Chinese

受伤的人，通常指在事故或突发事件中受伤并需要现场处理或送医的人。shòu shāng de rén tōng cháng zhǐ zài shì gù huò tū fā shì jiàn zhōng shòu shāng bìng xū yào xiàn chǎng chú lǐ huò sòng yī de rén

Word origin

伤 (shāng, "injury") + 员 (yuán, "member or person") forms a noun for someone counted among the people injured.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this noun is more natural in reports, emergency scenes, and medical settings than when describing a small everyday injury.

Opposites

  • 健康者jiàn kāng zhěhealthy personnoun

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