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Chinese

jiānáo
Meaning: torment; ordeal; suffering
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

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Example

漫長的復健過程是一種煎熬,但他仍然每天堅持。
漫长的复健过程是一种煎熬,但他仍然每天坚持。
The long rehabilitation process was an ordeal, but he still persevered every day.

Usage Notes

Usually describes prolonged emotional or physical suffering; as a verb it can mean to make someone suffer or to endure pain.

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