疮疤

瘡疤

chuāngbā

noun #36,499

Measure Word

一道疮疤 dào

Meanings

1 scar
2 (figurative) painful memory / shameful past

Characters

Examples

他手臂上有一道很大的疮疤。

Tā shǒubì shàng yǒu yī dào hěn dà de chuāngbā.

He has a big scar on his arm.

别揭人家的疮疤。

Bié jiē rénjia de chuāngbā.

Don't pick at people's old wounds.

Tips

usage

The set phrase 揭疮疤 (jiē chuāngbā), literally 'to lift the scab', means to bring up someone's painful past or shameful history. It's the Chinese equivalent of 'reopening old wounds'.

Stroke Order

疮 chuāng

疤 bā