剧痛

劇痛

jùtòng

noun #21,325

Meanings

1 severe pain
2 acute pain
3 sharp pain

Characters

intense / severe

Examples

HSK 5

手术后剧痛难忍。

Shǒushù hòu jùtòng nán rěn.

After the surgery the pain was unbearable.

HSK 7-9

他感到胸口一阵剧痛。

Tā gǎndào xiōngkǒu yīzhèn jùtòng.

He felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest.

Tips

memory

剧 means 'intense / dramatic' (as in 戏剧 theater), so 剧痛 is pain so intense it's dramatic - unbearable, acute pain.

Stroke Order

剧 jù

痛 tòng