受害

shòuhài

verb HSK 7-9 #11,896

Meanings

1 to suffer harm
2 to be victimized

Characters

to receive; to suffer

Examples

很多人在这次事故中受害。

Hěnduō rén zài zhècì shìgù zhōng shòuhài.

Many people were harmed in this accident.

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