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Chinese word
创伤
Pronunciation
Pinyinchuāng shāng
Meaning
- nounwound
Example
他摔倒后，手臂上有一个创伤。tā shuāi dǎo hòu shǒu bì shàng yǒu yí gè chuāng shāng
After he fell, he had a wound on his arm.
More examples
战场经历成为他的心理创伤。zhàn chǎng jīng lì chéng wéi tā de xīn lǐ chuāng shāng
His battlefield experience became a psychological trauma for him.
Core concept
Damage that leaves a lasting mark on the body or mind.
Common phrases
心理创伤xīn lǐ chuāng shāng
psychological trauma
创伤后应激障碍chuāng shāng hòu yīng jī zhàng ài
post-traumatic stress disorder
创伤修复chuāng shāng xiū fù
wound repair
Similar words
外伤wài shāng: An injury on the outside of the body that can be seen.
内伤nèi shāng: Damage to organs or tissues inside the body that cannot be seen from outside.
伤口shāng kǒu: An opening or tear in the skin caused by a cut or split.
心理创伤xīn lǐ chuāng shāng: A deep emotional wound or lasting shock caused by a distressing experience.
Definition in Chinese
既可指肉体上的外伤，也可指心理上的创伤，泛指因损害而留下的伤痕或后遗症。jì kě zhǐ ròu tǐ shàng de wài shāng yě kě zhǐ xīn lǐ shàng de chuāng shāng fàn zhǐ yīn sǔn hài ér liú xià de shāng hén huò hòu yí zhèng
Word origin
创 (chuāng, "wound") + 伤 (shāng, "injury") combines two characters for physical harm to name both bodily wounds and lasting psychological harm.
Usage tips
- English speakers often hear trauma as mainly emotional, but this Chinese noun can also describe physical injury.
Other meanings
- injurynoun
- traumanoun
Opposites
- 康复kāng fùrehabilitationnoun
Related words
- 创伤性chuāng shāng xìngtraumaticadjective
- 创伤学chuāng shāng xuétraumatologynoun
- 创伤后应激障碍chuāng shāng hòu yīng jī zhàng àipost-traumatic stress disordernoun