带伤 (dài shāng) — to be injured, to have an injury (especially while continuing an activity)

Definition

带伤 describes continuing an activity while already injured or wounded — the focus is on persisting despite the injury, not the injury itself. Often contrasts with 受伤, which simply states being wounded.

verb
to be injuredto have an injury (especially while continuing an activity)

Examples

  • 带伤，。
    Tā dài shāng gōng zuò, zhēn bù róng yì.
    He works while injured — it's really not easy.
  • ，。
    Tā de tuǐ dài le shāng, bù néng pǎo bù.
    His leg was injured, so he can't run.
  • 带伤，。
    Suī rán dài shāng, tā hái shì qù le.
    Although he was injured, he still went.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

带dàicarry
伤shāngwound

带 means carry and 伤 means wound, so it pictures carrying an injury while active.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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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
人人rén
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.

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