伤害 (shāng hài) — to injure; to harm

Definition

A general verb for hurting someone physically or emotionally — broader than 受伤 (which only means getting physically hurt). Stronger and more abstract than 损害, which is mostly for concrete things like rights or interests.

verb
to injureto harm

Examples

  • 伤害
    Xī yān huì shāng hài jiàn kāng.
    Smoking can harm your health.
  • 伤害
    Tā de huà shāng hài le wǒ.
    His words hurt me.
  • 伤害
    Bú yào shāng hài xiǎo dòng wù.
    Don't harm small animals.

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