折磨

zhé mó

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to torment
2. to torture

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 痛苦 tòng kǔ 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain 折磨造成痛苦: pain

Synonyms

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• 煎熬 jiān áo 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer 内心受折磨，犹如受煎熬: to suffer

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于“受折磨”或“折磨人”，不说“给折磨”。

Common mistakes

“折磨”一般指精神或肉体上的长期痛苦，不用于短暂的疼痛。

Example Sentences

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这种病一直 折磨 着他。

This illness has been tormenting him continuously.

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Words Containing 折磨

• 反酷刑折磨公约 反酷刑折磨公约 fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē: UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
• 酷刑折磨 酷刑折磨 kù xíng zhé mó: torture and cruel treatment

Child Words of 折磨

• 折 折 shé: to snap
• 折 折 zhē: to turn sth over
• 折 折 zhé: to break
• 磨 磨 mó: to rub
• 磨 磨 mò: grindstone