咬伤 (yǎoshāng): to bite and wound

Meanings

1 to bite and wound
2 bite wound

Characters

咬

Examples

他被狗咬伤了手。

Tā bèi gǒu yǎoshāng le shǒu.

He was bitten on the hand by a dog.

被蛇咬伤后应立即就医。

Bèi shé yǎoshāng hòu yīng lìjí jiùyī.

After being bitten by a snake, seek medical attention immediately.

Tips

grammar

Verb-complement compound: 咬 (bite) + 伤 (injure) = bite-and-injure. Same structure as 打伤 (beat and injure), 烫伤 (scald and injure), 砸伤 (crush and injure).

Stroke Order

咬 yǎo

伤 shāng

Related Words

伤口 shāngkǒu HSK 6 #1,975

wound; cut / opening of a wound

咬 yǎo HSK 5 #1,252

to bite; to nip

咬定青山不放松 yǎodìngqīngshānbùfàngsōng

to bite firmly into the green mountain and never let go / to hold fast to one's goal with unshakeable resolve

创伤 chuāngshāng HSK 7 #4,342

wound; trauma / psychological trauma

伤痕 shānghén HSK 7 #5,643

to injure / injury / wound

刺伤 cìshāng #6,519

to stab and injure / to wound with a sharp object

伤痛 shāngtòng #7,998

pain; anguish; grief / wound; trauma (physical or emotional)

皮外伤 píwàishāng

superficial injury / flesh wound / scrape or bruise