How to say “pain” in Chinese
pain; painful
“Pain” in Chinese is 疼痛, téng tòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
疼痛 is read téng tòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 疒 “illness”.
On top, 疒 “illness”. Inside, 甬 — as in 通 tōng: it hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “疼痛”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pain” in Chinese?
“Pain” in Chinese is 疼痛, pinyin téngtòng.
What does 疼痛 mean?
疼痛 (téngtòng) means “pain; painful”.
How do you write 疼痛?
疼痛 is 2 characters: 疼 (téng) — hurt, ache; 痛 (tòng) — painful; pain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 疼痛?
疼痛 is read téngtòng. Tones: téng — second tone, tòng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“pain” in the lesson “Medicines and allergies”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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