创伤 (chuāngshāng) — trauma, wound
HSK 5 | noun | a physical wound or a deep psychological injury
创伤 (chuāngshāng)
创伤 refers to both physical wounds and, increasingly, psychological trauma resulting from deeply distressing experiences. In medical contexts it means an injury or wound, while in psychology it refers to lasting emotional damage from events such as abuse, loss, or disaster. The word bridges the physical and emotional dimensions of suffering.
Meanings
- noun trauma, wound; a physical injury or a deep psychological scar
Example Sentences
战争给许多人留下了难以愈合的创伤。 Zhànzhēng gěi xǔduō rén liúxià le nányǐ yùhé de chuāngshāng. War left many people with wounds that are difficult to heal.
心理创伤需要专业的辅导才能康复。 Xīnlǐ chuāngshāng xūyào zhuānyè de fǔdǎo cái néng kāngfù. Psychological trauma requires professional counseling to recover from.
他的童年创伤影响了他的成年生活。 Tā de tóngnián chuāngshāng yǐngxiǎng le tā de chéngnián shēnghuó. His childhood trauma affected his adult life.
创伤后应激障碍是一种常见的心理问题。 Chuāngshāng hòu yìngjī zhàng'ài shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de xīnlǐ wèntí. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a common psychological problem.
社会支持有助于创伤的愈合。 Shèhuì zhīchí yǒuzhù yú chuāngshāng de yùhé. Social support helps with the healing of trauma.
医生处理了他腿部的严重创伤。 Yīshēng chǔlǐ le tā tuǐbù de yánzhòng chuāngshāng. The doctor treated the serious wound on his leg.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 心理创伤 | psychological trauma |
| 童年创伤 | childhood trauma |
| 创伤愈合 | healing of trauma |
| 创伤后应激障碍 | PTSD |
| 留下创伤 | to leave a trauma/scar |
Usage Notes
创伤 is used in both medical and psychological contexts. In medicine, 创伤 refers to physical injury (e.g., 外伤 is also used). In psychology and everyday speech, 心理创伤 or simply 创伤 refers to emotional trauma. The word 伤 (wound/injury) appears in many related words: 受伤 (to be injured), 伤害 (harm/injury), 内伤 (internal injury).
The phrase 创伤后应激障碍 (chuāngshāng hòu yìngjī zhàng'ài) is the Chinese translation of PTSD and is commonly abbreviated as 创伤后应激障碍 or PTSD in Chinese texts.
Memory Hook
创 relates to creation or wounding (from 创造 to create, originally meaning to cut/make). 伤 means injury or wound. Together 创伤 is a wound that was "created" by trauma.