创伤

創傷

chuāngshāng

noun HSK 7-9 #4,342

Meanings

1 wound; trauma
2 psychological trauma

Characters

injury; to hurt

Both characters relate to injury. Note: 创 is pronounced chuāng (1st tone) when meaning 'wound,' but chuàng (4th tone) when meaning 'to create.'

Examples

HSK 4

战争给人民带来了巨大的创伤。

Zhànzhēng gěi rénmín dàilái le jùdà de chuāngshāng.

The war brought enormous trauma to the people.

HSK 7-9

童年的创伤需要时间来治愈。

Tóngnián de chuāngshāng xūyào shíjiān lái zhìyù.

Childhood trauma takes time to heal.

Tips

mistakes

创伤 is chuāngshāng (1st tone on 创), not chuàngshāng. The 4th-tone chuàng means 'to create' (as in 创造). Getting the tone wrong changes the meaning entirely.

Stroke Order

创 chuàng

伤 shāng