受害

shòuhài

verb HSK 7-9 #11,896

Meanings

1 to suffer harm
2 to be victimized

Characters

to receive; to suffer

Examples

HSK 3

很多人在这次事故中受害。

Hěnduō rén zài zhè cì shìgù zhōng shòuhài.

Many people were harmed in this accident.

HSK 7-9

无辜的百姓不应该受害。

Wúgū de bǎixìng bù yīnggāi shòuhài.

Innocent people should not be victimized.

Tips

usage

受害 is often used in news and legal contexts. It can stand alone as a verb or appear in compounds like 受害者 (victim) and 受害人 (victim/injured party).

Stroke Order

受 shòu

害 hài