创伤 (chuāng shāng) — physical wound or injury; psychological trauma
Definition
创伤 covers both a physical wound and the psychological trauma it leaves behind, making it broader than 伤口 (a cut on the body) or 伤 (the injury itself). For emotional scars, 阴影 and 伤痕 are more common figurative choices.
noun
physical wound or injurypsychological trauma
Examples
- 创伤。Tā de tuǐ shàng yǒu yí dào shēn shēn de chuāng shāng zài tā tuǐ shàng.There is a deep wound on his leg.
- 创伤。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng gěi rén men liú xià le nán yǐ yù hé de xīn lǐ chuāng shāng.This war left people with psychological trauma that is hard to heal.
- 创伤。Yī shēng zhèng zài jiǎn chá tā shǒu shàng de chuāng shāng.The doctor is examining the wound on his hand.
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