养伤 (yǎng shāng) — to recuperate from an injury, to nurse one's wo… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning to rest and recover from an injury. Compared to 受伤 (to get injured) or 疗伤 (to treat wounds), 养伤 emphasizes the resting/recovery period rather than the injury event or medical treatment.

verb

to recuperate from an injuryto nurse one's wounds

Examples

养伤。
Tā shòu shāng yǐ hòu yì zhí zài jiā lǐ yǎng shāng.
He has been recuperating at home since he got injured.
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Yī shēng shuō tā xū yào yǎng sān gè yuè de shāng cái néng huī fù.
The doctor said he needs to recuperate for three months before he can recover.
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Děng yǎng hǎo le shāng, tā jiù kě yǐ jì xù xùn liàn le.
Once he fully recovers from the injury, he can continue training.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

养yǎngnurse/heal

“养” (nurse/heal) and “伤” (wounds) combine to mean recuperating from an injury.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 養; 养 is its simplified writing.

羊羊yángsheep
食食shíto feed

The traditional form 養 uses 羊 as a sound part and 食 as a meaning part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傷; 伤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥏻

𥏻𥏻傷shāng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傷 shows 人, a person, and uses 𥏻 to give the sound; the simplified 伤 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Injury & Disability

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