Definition
伤残 (shāngcán) is a verb meaning 'to disable' or 'to damage' — it focuses on the act of causing harm or breaking something, whether a person's body or an object. Unlike 残疾 (cánjí, a noun for the state of disability) or 破 (pò, 'worn out, broken' as an adjective), 伤残 emphasizes the process of inflicting injury or damage. It is more formal and specific than 废 (fèi, 'to discard, to scrap'), which implies rendering something useless.
verb
to disable (a person)to cause disabilityto damage (objects)to break
Examples
- 伤残。Nà cì chēhuò shāng cán le tā de shuāng tuǐ.That car accident disabled his legs.
- 。Zhèxiē yíqì zài bānyùn guòchéng zhōng shāng cán le.These instruments were damaged during transport.
- 伤残。Dìzhèn shāng cán le xǔduō jiātíng.The earthquake disabled many families.
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