痛楚
tòng chǔ
Pinyin

Definition

痛楚
 - 
tòng chǔ
  1. pain
  2. anguish
  3. suffering

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
tòng
  1. 1 ache
  2. 2 pain
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 deeply
  5. 5 thoroughly
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zuò tòng
  1. 1 to ache
shāng tòng
  1. 1 pain (from wound)
  2. 2 sorrow
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
xīn tòng
  1. 1 to feel distressed about sth
  2. 2 heartache
  3. 3 cardiac pain
bēi tòng
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
yá tòng
  1. 1 toothache
téng tòng
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 ache
  3. 3 sore
bìng tòng
  1. 1 slight illness
  2. 2 indisposition
  3. 3 ailment
tòng kū
  1. 1 to cry bitterly
tòng xīn
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 pained
tòng kuài
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 to one's heart's content
  3. 3 straightforward
  4. 4 also pr. [tòng kuai]
tòng hèn
  1. 1 to detest
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 to abhor
tòng chǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 anguish
  3. 3 suffering
tòng jīng
  1. 1 menstrual pain
  2. 2 dysmenorrhea
dù zi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache
  2. 2 bellyache
wèi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache

Idioms (16)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
  1. 1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
  1. 1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
  2. 2 implacable hatred
  3. 3 to abhor
  4. 4 anathema
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
  1. 1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  2. 2 to ponder about a painful experience
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
  1. 1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
  2. 2 a reformed character
迎头痛击
yíng tóu tòng jī
  1. 1 to deliver a frontal assault
  2. 2 to meet head-on (idiom)
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
  1. 1 to have a splitting headache (idiom)

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