伤痕累累

傷痕累累
shānghén-lěilěi
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 covered with scars and wounds
  2. 2 battered and bruised
  3. 3 bearing wounds all over (literal or figurative)

Examples

HSK 3
Jīnglì le nà duàn gǎnqíng, tā de xīn shānghén-lěilěi.
After that relationship, her heart was covered in scars.
HSK 7-9
Jiùyuán rényuán cóng fèixū zhōng jiù chū le shānghén-lěilěi de xiǎogǒu.
The rescuers pulled a battered and bruised puppy from the rubble.

Tips

usage
累累 (lěilěi) here means 'in piles / many over'. Works for both literal wounds (bodies, damaged objects) and figurative ones (hearts, reputations, economies). Tone is somber.

Stroke Order

shāng
hén
lèi