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疼痛

téngtòng
noun HSK 5 #3,838

Meanings

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

Characters

疼
téng
to ache; to hurt; to love dearly
痛
tòng
pain; painful; ache
Double pain - both physical and emotional suffering.

Examples

HSK 4
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.
HSK 5
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.
HSK 6
他感到剧烈的疼痛。
Tā gǎndào jùliè de téngtòng.
He felt intense 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