伤口 shāngkǒu wound
wound; cut
How to remember 伤口: 伤 to injure + 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) = wound.
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How it is used
- A wound/cut - 伤口愈合 (shāngkǒu yùhé) the wound heals, 包扎伤口 to bandage a wound.
- 伤口 is the physical opening/injury; contrast 伤害 (shānghài, to harm/hurt, the act) and 受伤 (to get injured).
- Figurative 'emotional wound': 心灵的伤口 the wounds of the heart.
- 在伤口上撒盐 (zài shāngkǒu shang sǎ yán) = to rub salt in the wound.
Example sentences
- 汤姆的枪伤伤口导致了大出血。 Tāngmǔ de qiāngshāng shāngkǒu dǎozhì le dàchūxuè.Tom was bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound.
- 他先清洗了伤口，再绑上绷带。 Tā xiān qīngxǐ le shāngkǒu, zài bǎng shàng bēngdài.He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.