受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries
受伤 (shòu shāng) means "to sustain injuries," "wounded" in an accident, or "harmed." It says that a person or a part of the body gets hurt. 他的腿受伤了 says his leg was injured, and 她踢球的时候受伤了 says she got hurt while playing football. 你受伤了吗 asks whether someone is hurt.
What does 受伤 mean?
- 1.
to sustain injuriesverb
- 2.
wounded (in an accident etc)adjective
- 3.
harmedadjective
What do the characters in 受伤 mean?
- 受to suffer
- 伤to injure
How do you use 受伤?
受伤 usually takes 了 for an injury that has happened; 的时候 can say when it happened.
Patterns
Body part + 受伤 + 了
他的腿受伤了。
Tā de tuǐ shòushāng le.
His leg was injured.
Verb + 的时候 + 受伤 + 了
她踢球的时候受伤了。
Tā tī qiú de shíhou shòushāng le.
She got hurt while playing football.
What are some examples of 受伤 in a sentence?
How is 受伤 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你姐姐今天怎么没去上班?
Nǐ jiějie jīntiān zěnme méi qù shàngbān?
Why didn't your older sister go to work today?
- Speaker B:
她昨天跑步的时候受伤了。
Tā zuótiān pǎobù de shíhou shòushāng le.
She got hurt while running yesterday.
- Speaker A:
伤得重吗?
Shāng de zhòng ma?
Is it serious?
- Speaker B:
不太重,医生说休息一个星期就好了。
Bú tài zhòng, yīshēng shuō xiūxi yí gè xīngqī jiù hǎo le.
Not too serious. The doctor said she will be fine after a week of rest.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.