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痛苦

tòngkǔ

pain

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Meaning of 痛苦 in English

tòngkǔHSK 5adjectiveSyllabus #3146
  1. pain
  2. suffering
  3. painful

Measure word: 个

Example sentences

  1. 蜜蜂螫人可以是非常痛苦的。
    mì fēng shì rén kě yǐ shì fēi cháng tòng kǔ de。
    Bee stings can be very painful.
    Tatoeba #845461 by Martha · #321079 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 真相可能比谎言更令人痛苦。
    zhēn xiàng kě néng bǐ huǎng yán gèng lìng rén tòng kǔ。
    The truth can be more painful than a lie.
    Tatoeba #2007055 by sadhen · #1365899 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 被拒絕是痛苦的。
    bèi jù jué shì tòng kǔ de。
    Being rejected is painful.
    Tatoeba #6120796 by verdastelo9604 · #5769648 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

痛 on its own →
tòng · ache

HSK words with 痛

痛HSK 4头痛HSK 4疼痛HSK 5痛快HSK 6悲痛HSK 7–9惨痛HSK 7–9痛心HSK 7–9
苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9苦涩HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences