痛苦
tòng kǔㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: THỐNG KHỔ
Traditional: 痛苦
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(nominal adjective, adjective, adverbial adjective)
pain; suffering; painful
Measure words: 个
Examples
分手以后，她很痛苦。
fēn shǒu yǐ hòu, tā hěn tòng kǔ.
She was in a lot of pain after the breakup.
看到病人这么痛苦，我很难过。
kàn dào bìng rén zhè me tòng kǔ, wǒ hěn nán guò.
It saddens me to see the patient suffer so much.
时间会让痛苦慢慢变少。
shí jiān huì ràng tòng kǔ màn màn biàn shǎo.
Time slowly eases the pain.
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Stroke order
THỐNG · 12 strokes
ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly
KHỔ · 8 strokes
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly