疼痛

téngtòng

noun HSK 6 #3,838

Meanings

1 pain; ache; soreness
2 painful; to be in pain

Characters

to ache; to hurt; to love dearly

pain; painful; ache

Double pain — both physical and emotional suffering.

Examples

他感到剧烈的疼痛。

Tā gǎndào jùliè de téngtòng.

He felt intense pain.

疼痛持续了好几天。

Téngtòng chíxù le hǎo jǐ tiān.

The pain lasted for several days.

医生给她开了止疼痛的药。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le zhǐ téngtòng de yào.

The doctor prescribed her pain medication.

心里的疼痛比身体的更难受。

Xīnlǐ de téngtòng bǐ shēntǐ de gèng nánshòu.

Emotional pain is harder to bear than physical pain.

Tips

usage

疼 and 痛 are near-synonyms but differ slightly: 疼 is more colloquial (头疼 = headache), 痛 is more literary/intense (痛苦 = suffering). 疼痛 together is the formal/medical term for pain.

Stroke Order

疼 téng

痛 tòng