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苦痛
kǔ tòng
Pinyin
Definition
苦痛
-
kǔ tòng
pain
suffering
Character Decomposition
苦
艹
十
口
痛
疒
龴
用
Related Words
(20)
痛
tòng
1
ache
2
pain
3
sorrow
4
deeply
5
thoroughly
痛苦
tòng kǔ
1
pain
2
suffering
3
painful
4
CL:個|个[gè]
苦
kǔ
1
bitter
2
hardship
3
pain
4
to suffer
5
to bring suffering to
6
painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
1
exhausting
2
hard
3
tough
4
arduous
5
to work hard
6
to go to a lot of trouble
7
hardship(s)
何苦
hé kǔ
1
why bother?
2
is it worth the trouble?
作痛
zuò tòng
1
to ache
伤痛
shāng tòng
1
pain (from wound)
2
sorrow
刺痛
cì tòng
1
stab of pain
2
sting
3
fig. stimulus to action
4
a prick
刻苦
kè kǔ
1
hardworking
2
assiduous
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
受苦
shòu kǔ
1
to suffer hardship
吃苦
chī kǔ
1
to bear hardships
命苦
mìng kǔ
1
to be born under an ill star
心痛
xīn tòng
1
to feel distressed about sth
2
heartache
3
cardiac pain
悲痛
bēi tòng
1
grieved
2
sorrowful
止痛
zhǐ tòng
1
to relieve pain
2
to stop pain
3
analgesic
牙痛
yá tòng
1
toothache
疼痛
téng tòng
1
pain
2
ache
3
sore
病痛
bìng tòng
1
slight illness
2
indisposition
3
ailment
痛不欲生
tòng bù yù shēng
1
to be so in pain as to not want to live
2
to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
Idioms
(20)
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
1
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
2
fig. not getting to any matter of substance
3
scratching the surface
4
superficial
5
perfunctory
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
1
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
1
to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
1
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
2
to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
1
to mull over (idiom)
2
to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
1
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
2
hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
1
untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
1
to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
2
incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
1
to whine on for days (idiom)
2
to endlessly grumble complaints
3
incessant whining
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
1
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1
shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2
for better or for worse
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
1
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
2
to bear one's cross
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
1
sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
1
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2
to make an all-out effort
3
up to the neck in work
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
1
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
1
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
1
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
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