创伤

創傷

chuāngshāng

noun HSK 7 #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

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.

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