折磨

zhé mó

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to torment
2. to torture

Word relationships

Related words

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痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

折磨造成痛苦

Synonyms

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煎熬

jiān áo

to suffer

内心受折磨，犹如受煎熬

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

fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē

UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)

酷刑折磨

kù xíng zhé mó

torture and cruel treatment

Child Words of 折磨

to snap

to turn sth over

to break

to rub

grindstone