Chinese word

刺伤

Pronunciation

Pinyincì shāng

Meaning

  • verbstab

Example

他被刀刺伤了。tā bèi dāo cì shāng le

He was stabbed with a knife.

Illustration for 刺伤 (stab)

More examples

有人用刀把他刺伤了。yǒu rén yòng dāo bà tā cì shāng le

Someone stabbed him with a knife.

Core concept

A pointed object breaks the body's surface and creates a narrow injury, so the motion and the mark it leaves belong to one scene.

Common phrases

  • 被刺伤了bèi cì shāng le

    be stabbed

  • 被刀刺伤bèi dāo cì shāng

    be stabbed with a knife

  • 把人刺伤bǎ rén cì shāng

    stab someone

Similar words

扎伤zhā shāng: To cause a small puncture in the skin with a thin point such as a needle or thorn.
割伤gē shāng: To leave a bleeding cut in the skin by cutting it with a blade.
划伤huà shāng: To make a shallow cut or scrape on the skin by rubbing against something or touching a sharp edge.
捅伤tǒng shāng: To make a deep or serious wound by pushing a stick or blade hard into the body.

Definition in Chinese

因被尖锐物体刺入而在身体上留下的伤口，也可指造成这种伤害的行为。yīn bèi jiān ruì wù tǐ cì rù ér zài shēn tǐ shàng liú xià de shāng kǒu yě kě zhǐ zào chéng zhè zhǒng shāng hài de xíng wéi

Word origin

刺 (cì, "pierce") supplies the sharp inward movement, while 伤 (shāng, "injury") adds the damage that remains.

Usage tips

  • The passive pattern with 被 (bèi, "by") is common when the speaker reports harm from the injured person's viewpoint, as in an event report or safety warning.

Other meanings

  • stab woundnoun
  • puncture woundnoun

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