Meaning of 伤害
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to injure; to harm
How to use 伤害
伤害 can be used for physical injury and also for emotional hurt, which is very common in daily speech. It can be a verb or a noun. Example: 我不想伤害你。(Wǒ bù xiǎng shānghài nǐ.) I don't want to hurt you.
伤 (shāng) means a wound and has the person radical 亻 on the left, and 害 (hài) means harm, as in 危害 (wēihài). Put them together: a wound plus harm means to hurt someone, in body or in feelings.
Common mistake: Learners often use 伤害 when they simply got hurt in an accident, but for that 受伤 (shòushāng) is more natural: 他受伤了 (He got injured), not 他伤害了. Also keep the first tone on shāng; it is not shàng like 上.
伤害 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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伤 shāng · to injure · 6 strokes
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害 hài · to do harm to · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 伤害.
| 害怕 | hàipà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 受伤 | shòushāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
| 危害 | wēihài | to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage |
| 厉害 | lìhai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfa |
| 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 损害 | sǔnhài | harm; to damage |
| 有害 | yǒu hài | destructive; harmful |
| 灾害 | zāihài | calamity; disaster |
| 伤口 | shāngkǒu | wound; cut |
| 伤亡 | shāngwáng | casualties; injuries and deaths |
| 伤员 | shāngyuán | wounded person |
Questions about 伤害
What does 伤害 mean?
伤害 (shānghài) means "to injure; to harm" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 伤害?
伤害 is made of 2 characters: 伤 (6 strokes), 害 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 伤害 an HSK word?
Yes. 伤害 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 伤害 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 伤害 is written 傷害.
What is the difference between 伤害 and 危害?
伤害 is usually about hurting a person, their body or their feelings. 危害 (wēihài) is more formal and often describes harm to health, society or the environment, as in 吸烟危害健康 (Smoking harms health).
Can 伤害 be used as a noun?
Yes. You can say 这对他是很大的伤害 (Zhè duì tā shì hěn dà de shānghài), meaning This was a big hurt to him. It often appears with 造成 (to cause), as in 造成伤害 (to cause harm).