伤亡 (shāng wáng) — casualties; injuries and deaths
Definition
伤亡 covers BOTH sides of the toll in one word — injuries and deaths combined, used as a collective noun (伤亡人数, 伤亡惨重). 受伤 is just 'to be injured'; 伤员 is a single wounded person.
casualtiesinjuries and deaths
Examples
- 伤亡。Zhè cì dì zhèn zào chéng le dà liàng shāng wáng.This earthquake caused heavy casualties.
- 伤亡。Yī yuàn zhèng zài tǒng jì shāng wáng rén shù.The hospital is counting the number of casualties.
- ，。Zhàn zhēng zhōng shāng wáng cǎn zhòng, lìng rén tòng xīn.The casualties in the war were heavy and heartbreaking.
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