烫伤 (tàng shāng) — to scald (burn with hot liquid or steam); a scald (injury from hot liquid or steam)
Definition
Burn caused specifically by hot liquid or steam — use 烫伤 (not 烧伤, which is from fire or dry heat). It works as both a verb ('to scald') and a noun ('a scald'), measured with 处.
to scald (burn with hot liquid or steam)a scald (injury from hot liquid or steam)
Measure word · 处
Examples
- 烫伤。Tā bèi kāi shuǐ tàng shāng le tuǐ.He scalded his leg with boiling water.
- 烫伤，。Zhè ge tàng shāng hěn yán zhòng, xū yào tú yào gāo.This scald is serious and needs ointment.
- ，烫伤。Zuò fàn de shí hou xiǎo xīn, bié tàng shāng dào shǒu.When cooking, be careful not to scald your hand.
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