HSK · Level 44
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Chinese word
重伤
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhòng shāng
Meaning
- nounserious injury
Example
他在事故中受了重伤。tā zài shì gù zhōng shòu le zhòng shāng
He suffered a serious injury in the accident.
More examples
救护人员将重伤患者送往医院。jiù hù rén yuán jiāng zhòng shāng huàn zhě sòng wǎng yī yuàn
Paramedics took the seriously injured patient to the hospital.
Core concept
Bodily harm that has crossed from a routine wound into a medically serious condition.
Common phrases
受重伤shòu zhòng shāng
suffer serious injury
造成重伤zào chéng zhòng shāng
cause serious injury
重伤患者zhòng shāng huàn zhě
seriously injured patient
Similar words
伤shāng: An injury or other physical damage to the body.
伤势shāng shì: The severity and condition of an injury, including its recovery.
外伤wài shāng: An injury to the skin, muscles, or other body tissues caused by an outside force.
骨折gǔ zhé: An injury in which a bone breaks or develops a crack.
Definition in Chinese
指因事故、暴力等原因造成的严重身体损伤，伤势可能危及生命或需要长期治疗。zhǐ yīn shì gù bào lì děng yuán yīn zào chéng de yán zhòng shēn tǐ sǔn shāng shāng shì kě néng wēi jí shēng mìng huò xū yào cháng qī zhì liáo
Word origin
In 重伤 (zhòngshāng, "serious injury"), 重 (zhòng, "severe") modifies 伤 (shāng, "injury"), forming a direct expression for severe physical harm.
Usage tips
- A common everyday pattern places the word after 受 (shòu, "suffer or receive"), which presents the harm as something experienced by the injured person.
Other meanings
- seriously injureverb
Opposites
- 轻伤qīng shāngminor injurynoun
Related words
- 重伤者zhòng shāng zhěseriously injured personnoun