jie2li4 Posted January 17, 2007 at 03:08 PM Report Posted January 17, 2007 at 03:08 PM I'm wondering how you would say "bruise" in Chinese, as in "I fell down the stairs, and now I have this huge bruise on my leg." I've looked in a few dictionaries but there seem to be so many different possible translations and I can't tell which one is best. Quote
Koneko Posted January 17, 2007 at 03:15 PM Report Posted January 17, 2007 at 03:15 PM In standard Mandarin, it's 瘀伤, 青肿 Colloquially, we call it 黑青 Quote
jie2li4 Posted January 17, 2007 at 11:28 PM Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 at 11:28 PM Okay, thanks a lot, Koneko! Quote
kaox0018 Posted January 18, 2007 at 06:09 AM Report Posted January 18, 2007 at 06:09 AM what about the verb form, such as I bruised myself or this apple? Quote
Koneko Posted January 18, 2007 at 09:19 AM Report Posted January 18, 2007 at 09:19 AM 使成瘀伤[暗伤]；碰伤，擦伤(水果、植物等)。 Quote
skylee Posted January 18, 2007 at 09:46 AM Report Posted January 18, 2007 at 09:46 AM 弄瘀了，碰瘀了，撞瘀了，碰傷了，撞傷了，擦傷了 Quote
Koneko Posted January 18, 2007 at 11:13 AM Report Posted January 18, 2007 at 11:13 AM Right, apart from those listed above by Skylee & me. I think it's also quite common to hear people say, 青一块,紫一块 (as an adjective) in general speech. Quote
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