Meaning of 伤员
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- wounded person
How to use 伤员
伤员 is used for people injured in accidents, disasters, or battle, often in news reports and official language. It usually refers to a group being treated or moved. Example: 伤员已经被送到医院了。(Shāngyuán yǐjīng bèi sòng dào yīyuàn le.) The wounded have already been taken to the hospital.
伤 (shāng) means to wound or hurt, and 员 (yuán) is a person in a group, as in 人员 (rényuán) staff. Put them together and you get a person in the group who got hurt: a wounded person.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 伤员 for anyone who is slightly hurt, like a friend with a sprained ankle. In casual speech, say 他受伤了 (tā shòushāng le), since 伤员 sounds formal and suggests an emergency or casualty situation.
Stroke order for each character
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伤 shāng · to injure · 6 strokes
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员 yuán · person engaged in a certain field of ac… · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 伤员.
| 受伤 | shòushāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 人员 | rényuán | staff; crew |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán | actor; actress; performer |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | member |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 队员 | duìyuán | team member |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress |
| 会员 | huìyuán | member |
| 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | civil servant; public servant |
| 伤害 | shānghài | to injure; to harm |
| 运动员 | yùndòngyuán | athlete |
Questions about 伤员
What does 伤员 mean?
伤员 (shāngyuán) means "wounded person" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 伤员?
伤员 is made of 2 characters: 伤 (6 strokes), 员 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 伤员 an HSK word?
Yes. 伤员 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 伤员 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 伤员 is written 傷員.
What is the difference between 伤员 and 病人?
伤员 (shāngyuán) is someone with an injury, such as a wound from an accident or war. 病人 (bìngrén) is someone who is ill, like a patient with a fever or disease.
How do you say the number of injured in a news report?
News often uses 伤员 with a measure word like 名 (míng), as in 三名伤员 (sān míng shāngyuán), three injured people. You will also see 受伤人数 (shòushāng rénshù), the number of injured.