疼

téng

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Adjective Common

Definitions

1. (it) hurts; sore
2. to love dearly

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 爱 ài 爱 ài to love; to be fond of; to like Both mean 'to love'; 疼 emphasizes tender affection, 爱 is more general.: to love; to be fond of; to like
• 酸 suān 酸 suān sour 酸 means 'sore' (like muscle ache), while 疼 is a sharper pain.: sour

Synonyms

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• 痛 tòng 痛 tòng ache Both mean 'painful' or 'to hurt'; 痛 can be slightly more formal.: ache

Usage notes

Collocations

头疼 (tóuténg) means 'headache', a common compound; say 我头疼 for 'I have a headache'.

Common mistakes

疼 as 'to love dearly' is mostly used in spoken language and often for family, especially by parents to children; don't use it for romantic love.

Example Sentences

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他 疼 得直哼。

He was groaning in pain.

我嗓子 疼 。

I have a sore throat.

我的头 疼 。

My head hurts.

我姑姑很 疼 我。

My paternal aunt is very fond of me.

我的腰很 疼 。

My waist/lower back hurts a lot.

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Words Containing 疼

• 心疼 心疼 xīn téng: to love dearly
• 疼爱 疼爱 téng ài: to love dearly
• 疼痛 疼痛 téng tòng: pain
• 头疼 头疼 tóu téng: headache
• 偏疼 偏疼 piān téng: to favor a junior
• 好了伤疤忘了疼 好了伤疤忘了疼 hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng: to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
• 崽卖爷田不心疼 崽卖爷田不心疼 zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng: lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)
• 慢性疼痛 慢性疼痛 màn xìng téng tòng: chronic pain
• 止疼片 止疼片 zhǐ téng piān: painkiller
• 烧灼疼 烧灼疼 shāo zhuó téng: burning pain
• 生疼 生疼 shēng téng: extremely painful
• 疼惜 疼惜 téng xī: to cherish
• 疼死 疼死 téng sǐ: to really hurt
• 站着说话不腰疼 站着说话不腰疼 zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng: it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
• 胃疼 胃疼 wèi téng: stomachache
• 蛋疼 蛋疼 dàn téng: (slang) ball-breaking
• 酸疼 酸疼 suān téng: (of muscles) to ache