Injuries & First Aid in Chinese 受伤
shòushāng
First aid in Chinese is 急救 (jí jiù).
Also searched for as: first aid, hurt, injury, bandage.
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The word for getting injured in Chinese is 受伤 (shòu shāng), literally 'receive a wound'. These words help you describe what happened, whether you 摔 (shuāi), fell over, sprained something, 扭伤 (niǔ shāng), or cut yourself and need a 创可贴 (chuàng kě tiē), plaster. Knowing them means you can explain an accident clearly to a friend, pharmacist or doctor, and shout 救命 (jiù mìng), help!, if something serious happens.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to be injured |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 流血 | liú xuè | to bleed |
| 摔 | shuāi | to fall |
| 扭伤 | niǔ shāng | to sprain |
| 骨折 | gǔ zhé | fracture |
| 烫伤 | tàng shāng | to scald |
| 创可贴 | chuàng kě tiē | plaster; Band-Aid |
| 绷带 | bēng dài | bandage |
| 冰敷 | bīng fū | to ice (an injury) |
| 肿 | zhǒng | swollen |
| 急救 | jí jiù | first aid |
| 救命 | jiù mìng | help! |
| 疼死了 | téng sǐ le | it really hurts |
| 小伤 | xiǎo shāng | minor injury |
Usage tips
- Chinese often uses 被 (bèi) for injuries caused by something: 我被开水烫伤了 (wǒ bèi kāi shuǐ tàng shāng le), I was scalded by boiling water.
- 疼死了 (téng sǐ le), literally 'hurts to death', is ordinary exaggeration like 'it's killing me'; the same 死了 pattern appears in 累死了 (lèi sǐ le), I'm exhausted.
- For a twisted ankle you'll often hear the colloquial 崴脚 (wǎi jiǎo) alongside the more general 扭伤 (niǔ shāng).
Common mistakes
- 救命 (jiù mìng) is only for real danger; for everyday help ask 你能帮我一下吗？ (nǐ néng bāng wǒ yī xià ma), because shouting 救命 over a small problem sounds alarming.
- 'I cut myself' doesn't translate word for word; say 我的手划破了 (wǒ de shǒu huá pò le), my hand got cut, or 我切到手了 (wǒ qiē dào shǒu le) if it happened with a knife.
Mini dialogue
- A哎呀，你的手流血了！Āi yā, nǐ de shǒu liú xuè le!Oh no, your hand's bleeding!
- B刚才切菜的时候不小心切到了。Gāng cái qiē cài de shí hou bù xiǎo xīn qiē dào le.I cut it by accident while I was chopping vegetables.
- A伤口深吗？要去医院吗？Shāng kǒu shēn ma? Yào qù yī yuàn ma?Is the cut deep? Do you need to go to hospital?
- B不用，只是小伤。你有创可贴吗？Bù yòng, zhǐ shì xiǎo shāng. Nǐ yǒu chuàng kě tiē ma?No, it's only a small cut. Have you got a plaster?
- A有，我去给你拿。Yǒu, wǒ qù gěi nǐ ná.Yes, I'll go and get you one.
Example sentences
- 他踢球的时候受伤了。He got injured playing football.
- 伤口还在流血。The cut is still bleeding.
- 你的手流血了！Your hand's bleeding!
- 我从楼梯上摔下来了。I fell down the stairs.
- 我扭伤了脚。I sprained my ankle.
- 他的腿骨折了。He broke his leg.
- 我被开水烫伤了。I scalded myself with boiling water.
- 给我一个创可贴。Give me a plaster.
- 医生给我包了绷带。The doctor bandaged me up.
- 先冰敷一下。Put some ice on it first.
- 我的脚肿了。My foot is swollen.
- 我学过急救。I've done a first aid course.
- 救命啊！Help!
- 疼死了！It really hurts!
- 别担心，只是小伤。Don't worry, it's just a scratch.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Injuries & first aid speaking island has 8 everyday questions about injuries & first aid to prepare your own answers to.