结疤 (jié bā) — to form a scab, to become scarred (of a wound)

Definition

结疤 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to form a scab' or 'to become scarred' on a wound. The verb 结 and the object 疤 can split apart — for example, you can insert a measure word and adjective: 结了一个很大的疤 ('formed a very big scab'), a duration: 结了三天才掉 ('only fell off after three days'), or a resultative complement: 结上了疤 ('has scabbed over'). When using this word, the wound is the subject; you do not need an explicit object.

v.o.

to form a scabto become scarred (of a wound)

Examples

结疤。
Shāngkǒu yǐjīng kāishǐ jié bā le.
The wound has already started to scab.
。
Tā de shāngkǒu jié le yí gè hěn dà de bā.
His wound formed a very big scab.
，结疤。
Shuāishāng hòu, tuǐ shàng jié bā le.
After the fall, a scab formed on the leg.

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