造成三死六伤
“causing 3 deaths and 6 injuries.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
二零零四年一月八日 新城体育馆屋顶坍塌
“On January 8, 2004, the Xincheng Stadium's roof collapsed,”
造成 三死六伤
“causing 3 deaths and 6 injuries.”
“That accident was concluded long ago by the expert panel.”
“People died because of this, and you cannot simply brush it off.”
In Chinese legal and news contexts, casualty counts are almost universally condensed into tight numeric formulas like X死Y伤.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
three dead and six injured
A classic four-character journalistic and legal formula used to concisely summarize casualty statistics.