痛

Ache in Chinese: 痛 (tòng)

tòng

ache

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ache
  2. 2pain
  3. 3sorrow
  4. 4deeply
  5. 5thoroughly

Stroke order

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痛

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄥˋ

tòng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我的头很痛，想休息一下。

    wǒ de tóu hěn tòng， xiǎng xiū xi yí xià。

    My head aches; I want to rest for a while.

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Related words

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

痛快

tòng kuài

delighted

疼痛

téng tòng

pain

悲痛

bēi tòng

grieved

惨痛

cǎn tòng

bitter

痛心

tòng xīn

grieved

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