The Chinese word **伤势 (shāngshì)** is a compound noun formed by combining the character **伤 (shāng)**, meaning "injury" or "wound," with the character **势 (shì)**, which in this context conveys the sense of "condition," "state," or "severity." Together, they create a modifier-head structure where **伤** modifies **势**, literally meaning "the condition of the injury." This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two meaningful characters are joined to produce a specific term that describes the nature or extent of a physical injury, effectively meaning "the state of being wounded" or "the severity of an injury."