头痛

tóu tòng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. to have a headache

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 偏头痛 piān tóu tòng 偏头痛 piān tóu tòng migraine specific type of headache, migraine: migraine
• 头晕 tóu yūn 头晕 tóu yūn dizzy dizziness, often accompanies headache: dizzy

Synonyms

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• 头疼 tóu téng 头疼 tóu téng headache both mean 'headache', but 头疼 is more common in northern China and often refers to the physical pain, while 头痛 is used in formal or southern contexts: headache

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 头痛 as a noun with 一个; it is a verb-object structure meaning 'head aches', so say 我头痛 (I have a headache), not 我有一个头痛.

Example Sentences

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我今天 头痛 ，不想去上班。

I have a headache today and don't want to go to work.

按摩这个穴位可以缓解 头痛 。

Massaging this acupuncture point can relieve headaches.

我 头痛 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 332568)

Ken抱怨 头痛 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 344421)

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Words Containing 头痛

• 偏头痛 偏头痛 piān tóu tòng: migraine
• 抱头痛哭 抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū: to weep disconsolately
• 群发性头痛 群发性头痛 qún fā xìng tóu tòng: cluster headache
• 迎头痛击 迎头痛击 yíng tóu tòng jī: to deliver a frontal assault
• 头痛欲裂 头痛欲裂 tóu tòng yù liè: to have a splitting headache (idiom)
• 头痛医头 头痛医头 tóu tòng yī tóu: to treat the symptoms
• 头痛医头，脚痛医脚 头痛医头，脚痛医脚 tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo: to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)

Child Words of 头痛

• 痛 痛 tòng: ache
• 头 头 tóu: head