太阳窝

太陽窩
tàiyángwō
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 temple (the area on the side of the head)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ ànzhù tàiyángwō.
He pressed his fingers against his temples.
HSK 7-9
Tóuténg de shíhou róu tàiyángwō huì shūfu yīxiē.
When you have a headache, massaging your temples helps a little.

Tips

register
Colloquial / dialectal. The standard term is 太阳穴 - the acupuncture point at the temple, recognized in TCM. 太阳窝 (literally 'sun nest / sun hollow') is the more vivid folk word, common in northern speech.

Stroke Order

tài
yáng