有伤

有傷

yǒushāng

verb #31,547

Meanings

1 to be injured; to have an injury
2 to be detrimental to; to harm (in fixed expressions)

Characters

wound; injury; harm

Examples

他腿上有伤，走不快。

Tā tuǐ shàng yǒushāng, zǒu bú kuài.

His leg is injured; he can't walk fast.

这样做有伤风化。

Zhèyàng zuò yǒushāng fēnghuà.

Behaving like this offends public morals.

Tips

usage

Two distinct uses. (1) Literal: 'have an injury' — 身上有伤, 腿上有伤. (2) Fixed-expression 'be detrimental to': 有伤风化 (offend public morals), 有伤大雅 (in poor taste), 有伤和气 (damage the harmony / hurt the relationship). The figurative pattern is 有伤 + abstract noun.

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

伤 shāng