疤痕

bāhén
noun #9,822

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 scar
  2. 2 mark left by a wound

Examples

HSK 2
Zhège bāhén shì xiǎoshíhou liúxià de.
This scar was left from childhood.
HSK 6
Tā liǎnshàng yǒu yīdào bāhén.
He has a scar on his face.
HSK 6
Zhànzhēng gěi zhè zuò chéngshì liúxià le shēnshēn de bāhén.
The war left deep scars on this city.

Tips

usage
疤痕 is used both literally (physical scars) and figuratively (emotional or historical scars). 伤疤 is a more colloquial synonym. The idiom 好了伤疤忘了疼 means 'once the wound heals, one forgets the pain.'

Stroke Order

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