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烫伤

tàng shāng

2-character word Traditional 燙傷

What 烫伤 means

1. to scald

The characters in 烫伤

• 烫tàngto scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking)
• 伤shāngto injure; injury; wound

Example sentences

• 我被熨斗烫伤了。
  Wǒ bèi yùndǒu tàngshāng le.
  I was burnt by the iron.
• 我给沸水烫伤了。
  Wǒ gěi fèishuǐ tàngshāng le.
  I burned myself with boiling water.
• 汤姆被开水烫伤了。
  Tom scalded himself with boiling water.

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