Can you 伤害 a person emotionally?

Question

Can I say “伤害人” in terms of hurting someone emotionally? Or is there another, better, way of saying this? For example, I'd like to say "最后还为了伤害他把这个秘密告诉给其他的家人" Is that a proper usage?

Answer 1

 "in terms of hurting someone emotionally", I would like to translate to" 在情感上伤害了某人“， "in terms of....emotionally, 在情感上”，“hurting, 伤害”，“someone, 某人”.

"最后还为了伤害他把这个秘密告诉给其他的家人", i will change 还 position, 最后为了伤害他，还把这个秘密告诉（给）其他的家人。

Answer 2

Most definitely!

The phrase "伤害了我的心”- (it) hurt my heart, is very common. Check out this link to one of my personal favorite songs, all about the feels. ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LahGJ5-PgZI

By the way, in your sentence "最后还为了伤害他把这个秘密告诉给其他的家人", you don't necessarily need to put the 给 or the 的 in there.



-Cheers!