Hanzi

疼

(it) hurts; sore/to love dearly

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

téng

Bopomofo

ㄊㄥˊ

Jyutping

tang4

Example sentences

疼 téng
他的腳受傷了，現在很疼。
他的脚受伤了，现在很疼。

His foot is injured, so it hurts a lot now.

肚皮 dùpí
孩子笑得肚皮都疼了。

The child laughed so hard that his belly hurt.

心疼 xīnténg
看到孩子受傷，媽媽覺得很心疼。
看到孩子受伤，妈妈觉得很心疼。

Seeing the child injured, the mother felt very distressed.

疼痛 téngtòng
這種藥能減輕疼痛。
这种药能减轻疼痛。

This medicine can alleviate pain.

緩解 / 缓解 huǎnjiě
這藥可以緩解你的疼痛。
这药可以缓解你的疼痛。

This medicine can alleviate your pain.

頭疼 / 头疼 tóuténg
這個問題真讓人頭疼。
这个问题真让人头疼。

This problem is really a headache.

Example Vocabulary

疼

teng2

pain; ache; to love dearly

心疼

xin1'teng2

to feel distressed; to love dearly; to feel heartache

疼痛

teng2'tong4

pain; ache; soreness

頭疼

tou2'teng2

headache; troublesome; annoying

生疼

sheng1'teng2

疼惜

teng2'xi2

疼愛

teng2'ai4

疼死

胃疼

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