痛苦(tòng kǔ)

HSK 32 characters

pain

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
tòng kǔ
Meaning
pain
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

痛苦 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Example sentences

How 痛苦 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我知道你有痛苦

    wǒ zhī dào nǐ yǒu tòng kǔ

    We know you're in pain.

  • 痛苦令人无法忍受。

    tòng kǔ lìng rén wú fǎ rěn shòu

    The pain is unbearable.

Related words

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