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

他在战斗中中弹了。

Tā zài zhàndòu zhōng zhòngdàn le.

He was shot during the battle.

警察中弹后被送往医院。

Jǐngchá zhòngdàn hòu bèi sòngwǎng yīyuàn.

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

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