伤亡

傷亡

shāngwáng

noun HSK 6 #5,370

Meanings

HSK 5

这次地震造成了严重的伤亡。

Zhècì dìzhèn zàochéng le yánzhòng de shāngwáng.

This earthquake caused severe casualties.

HSK 6

部队的伤亡人数不断增加。

Bùduì de shāngwáng rénshù búduàn zēngjiā.

The number of military casualties keeps increasing.

HSK 7-9

及时疏散减少了人员伤亡。

Jíshí shūsàn jiǎnshǎo le rényuán shāngwáng.

Timely evacuation reduced casualties.

usage

伤亡 covers both injuries and deaths combined. Common collocations: 伤亡人数 (casualty count), 伤亡惨重 (heavy casualties).

伤 shāng

亡 wáng