创伤

• Pinyin: chuāng shāng
• Desglose de hanzi: 创 = 刂 (knife) + 仓 (storehouse, phonetic) = to wound; 伤 = 亻 (person) + 𬀷 (phonetic) = injury

Significado

trauma; herida; lesión

Used in medical contexts for physical injuries and increasingly in psychological contexts for emotional trauma. 心理创伤 (psychological trauma), 创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) are common phrases. More formal than 伤.

Ejemplos

1. 战争给人们留下了深刻的心理创伤。
2. 医生正在处理伤员的创伤。
3. 童年的创伤影响了他一生的性格。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medical, psychological, literary

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 这次事故给她造成了严重的心理创伤。(This accident caused her severe psychological trauma.)
• 创伤需要时间来愈合。(Trauma takes time to heal.)

Incorrecto

• 我手指上有个小创伤 (For minor cuts, use 伤口 or 划伤 — 创伤 implies more serious injury)

Origen e historia

Compound of 创 (to wound, to cut) and 伤 (injury). Both characters relate to physical harm, extended to psychological harm.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal