伤势

傷勢
shāngshì
noun HSK 7-9 #11,426

Meanings

  1. 1 extent of an injury
  2. 2 condition of a wound

Characters

Literally 'injury situation' — how bad the injury is.

Examples

Tā de shāngshì hěn yánzhòng.
His injuries are very serious.
Jīngguò zhìliáo, tā de shāngshì yǐjīng hǎoduō le.
After treatment, her injuries have improved a lot.

Tips

usage
伤势 almost always appears with 严重 (serious), 稳定 (stable), or 好转 (improving). It describes the severity or state of an injury, not the injury itself — for that you'd say 伤口 (shāngkǒu, 'wound').

Stroke Order

shāng
shì