Meaning of 伤亡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- casualties
- injuries and deaths
How to use 伤亡
伤亡 appears mostly in news reports about accidents, disasters and wars, often with numbers or with 造成 (zàochéng, to cause). Example: 这次地震造成了严重的伤亡。(Zhè cì dìzhèn zàochéng le yánzhòng de shāngwáng.) This earthquake caused heavy casualties.
Split the word into its two parts: 伤 (shāng) means injured, as in 受伤 (shòushāng), and 亡 (wáng) means dead, as in 死亡 (sǐwáng). Injured plus dead gives you casualties.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 亡 as wàng because it looks like part of 忘 (wàng, to forget), but in 伤亡 it is second tone, wáng. Also do not use 伤亡 for a single person getting hurt in daily life; say 受伤 (shòushāng) instead.
Stroke order for each character
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伤 shāng · to injure · 6 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
亡 wáng · death · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 伤亡.
| 受伤 | shòushāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
| 伤害 | shānghài | to injure; to harm |
| 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die; death |
| 伤口 | shāngkǒu | wound; cut |
| 伤员 | shāngyuán | wounded person |
| 创伤 | chuāngshāng | wound; injury; trauma |
| 逃亡 | táowáng | to flee; to go into exile |
| 灭亡 | mièwáng | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate |
| 伤痕 | shānghén | scar; bruise |
| 损伤 | sǔnshāng | to harm; to damage |
Questions about 伤亡
What does 伤亡 mean?
伤亡 (shāngwáng) means "casualties; injuries and deaths" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 伤亡?
伤亡 is made of 2 characters: 伤 (6 strokes), 亡 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 伤亡 an HSK word?
Yes. 伤亡 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 伤亡 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 伤亡 is written 傷亡.
How do you say there were no casualties in Chinese?
The common news phrase is 没有人员伤亡 (méiyǒu rényuán shāngwáng) or 无人伤亡 (wú rén shāngwáng). Both mean no one was injured or killed.
Can 伤亡 be used as a verb?
Yes, though it is less common than the noun use. You may see sentences like 有三人伤亡 (yǒu sān rén shāngwáng), meaning three people were killed or injured. In most texts it works as a noun, as in 伤亡人数 (shāngwáng rénshù), the number of casualties.