伤亡

傷亡

shāngwáng

noun HSK 6 #5,370

Meanings

这次地震造成了严重的伤亡。

Zhècì dìzhèn zàochéng le yánzhòng de shāngwáng.

This earthquake caused severe casualties.

部队的伤亡人数不断增加。

Bùduì de shāngwáng rénshù bùduàn zēngjiā.

The number of military casualties keeps increasing.

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