伤残 (shāng cán) — to disable (a person), to cause disability; to damage (objects), to break
Definition
伤残 (shāngcán) covers both causing disability in people and physical damage to objects — broader than 残疾 (noun: a disability itself) and heavier than 破 (everyday 'broken').
verb
to disable (a person)to cause disabilityto damage (objects)to break
Examples
- 伤残。Nà cì chē huò shāng cán le tā de shuāng tuǐ.That car accident disabled his legs.
- 。Zhè xiē yí qì zài bān yùn guò chéng zhōng shāng cán le.These instruments were damaged during transport.
- 伤残。Dì zhèn shāng cán le xǔ duō jiā tíng.The earthquake disabled many families.
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