soeng1 sai3傷勢伤势
Jyutpingsoeng1 sai3
Yalesēung sai
Definition
The condition or severity of an injury or wound.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the clinical or descriptive severity of a physical trauma. It is most frequently paired with adjectives like 嚴重 or 輕微 to quantify the state of a patient. Unlike general words for pain or hurt, it implies a formal assessment of bodily damage.
Examples
How is the condition of his injury after he fell?
The doctor said his injury is very serious and he needs to stay in the hospital for observation.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 傷口, which refers to the physical wound or cut itself. 傷勢 describes the status or gravity of the injury, whereas 傷口 refers to the location of the break in the skin.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
