创巨痛深

創巨痛深
chuāngjù-tòngshēn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 deeply wounded and in great pain (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer terribly

Examples

HSK 4
Zhànzhēng ràng bǎixìng chuāngjù-tòngshēn.
The war left the people deeply wounded and in great pain.
HSK 7-9
Shīqù qīnrén de jiātíng chuāngjù-tòngshēn, nányǐ píngfù.
Families who lost loved ones suffered profound pain, hard to recover from.

Tips

history
From 《礼记·三年问》: "" (deep wounds take long to heal; great pain is slow to pass). Originally about mourning a parent, now used for any catastrophic suffering.

Stroke Order

chuàng
tòng
shēn