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重伤

severe injury

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zhong4shang1 • zhòngshāng

Meaning

Primary

severe injury

Alternatives

severe wound, serious wound, serious injury

Mnemonic

When something 重 heavy hits you and makes a big 伤 wound, you have received a 重伤 severe injury!

Usage

在 车祸 中 头部 受 重伤

receive a severe injury to the head in a car accident

重伤 致死

die due to severe injury

重伤员

the severely injured