How to Say “Head injury” in Chinese
Emergencies and health · HSK 4
"Head injury" in Chinese is 头部受伤 (tóu bù shòu shāng). 头部受伤 is the formal phrasing you'd use at a hospital registration desk or when calling 120 (China's ambulance number; not 911). In casual speech, people shorten it to 头受伤了 or even 磕到头了 (kē dào tóu le, 'hit my head').
Primary translation
头部受伤
tóu bù shòu shāng
Traditional: 頭部受傷
Variants by register
Casual
头受伤了
tóu shòu shāng le
When to use it
头部受伤 is the formal phrasing you'd use at a hospital registration desk or when calling 120 (China's ambulance number; not 911). In casual speech, people shorten it to 头受伤了 or even 磕到头了 (kē dào tóu le, 'hit my head'). For serious head trauma, the medical term is 脑震荡 (nǎo zhèn dàng, concussion). A useful pattern: 受伤 is a verb-object compound meaning 'sustain injury,' so you say 他受伤了 ('he's injured'), never 他是受伤.
Example sentences
他摔倒了，头部受伤，需要马上送医院。
Tā shuāi dǎo le, tóu bù shòu shāng, xū yào mǎ shàng sòng yī yuàn.
He fell and has a head injury; we need to get him to the hospital immediately.
孩子头磕到桌角了，要不要去检查一下？
Hái zi tóu kē dào zhuō jiǎo le, yào bú yào qù jiǎn chá yí xià?
The kid hit his head on the corner of the table; should we go get it checked?
医生说是轻微脑震荡，观察二十四小时。
Yī shēng shuō shì qīng wēi nǎo zhèn dàng, guān chá èr shí sì xiǎo shí.
The doctor says it's a mild concussion; observe for twenty-four hours.