伤痕累累

傷痕累累
shānghénlěilěi
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

Jiùyuán rényuán cóng fèixū zhōng jiùchū le shānghénlěilěi de xiǎo gǒu.
The rescuers pulled a battered and bruised puppy from the rubble.
Jīnglì le nà duàn gǎnqíng, tā de xīn shānghénlěilěi.
After that relationship, her heart was covered in scars.

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