头
疼

Headache in Chinese: 头疼 (tóu téng)

tóu téng

headache

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 頭疼1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1headache

Stroke order

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头
疼

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄥˊ

téng

ㄊ/ tㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

头疼

Simplified

頭疼

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我今天头疼，想早点休息。

    wǒ jīn tiān tóu téng， xiǎng zǎo diǎn xiū xi。

    I have a headache today and want to rest early.

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Related words

疼

téng

(it) hurts

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

舌头

shé tou

tongue

石头

shí tou

stone

疼爱

téng ài

to love dearly

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

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