中弹

中彈

zhòngdàn

verb #6,364

Meanings

1 to be hit by a bullet
2 to be shot

Characters

to hit; to be struck by

Examples

HSK 3

警察中弹后被送往医院。

Jǐngchá zhòngdàn hòu bèi sòng wǎng yīyuàn.

The police officer was sent to the hospital after being shot.

HSK 4

他在战斗中中弹了。

Tā zài zhàndòu zhōng zhòngdàn le.

He was shot during the battle.

Tips

grammar

中 here is pronounced zhòng (4th tone), meaning 'to hit/be hit', not zhōng (1st tone, 'middle'). This is a common reading trap.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

弹 dàn