sướt da
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a superficial skin abrasion; grazed; scraped: Describes skin that has been slightly injured by friction or a scrape, resulting in the removal of the top layer but not a deep cut.
- Having chafed skin: Refers to skin that is irritated or raw from rubbing.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ ngã và bị sướt da ở đầu gối. (The child fell and got a graze on the knee.)
- Anh ấy bị sướt da khuỷu tay. (He has a scraped elbow.)
- Mang giày mới bị sướt da gót chân. (Wearing new shoes chafed my heel.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily descriptive and is often used to specify the location of the minor injury, e.g., (grazed hand), (scraped leg).
Variants and Related Words
- Trầy da (adj): A more common synonym meaning scraped or abraded skin.
- Cô ấy bị trầy da nhẹ. (She has a light skin abrasion.)
Synonyms
- Grazed: Having a superficial scrape on the skin.
- Scraped: Having the skin rubbed or worn away by friction.
- Chafed: Having skin made sore by rubbing.
- Abrased: Worn or scraped away (technical term).
Notes on Usage
- is a specific term for a minor, surface-level skin injury. It is less severe than a deep cut or laceration.
- This word is not commonly used in modern everyday conversation; or are more frequent.