How to say “painful” in Chinese
painful; hurt
“Painful” in Chinese is 痛, tòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
痛 is read tòng. 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”. 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 “痛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 痛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我肚子痛。wǒdùzitòngMy stomach hurts.
- 你哪儿痛？nǐnǎrtòngWhere does it hurt?
- 我头痛得厉害wǒtóutòngdelìhaiI have a bad headache.
- 大夫，我最近老是头痛。dàifu,wǒzuìjìnlǎoshìtóutòngDoctor, I've been having headaches all the time lately.
- 他很痛快地答应了tāhěntòngkuàidedāyingleHe agreed right away, without hesitation.
- 今天玩得真痛快jīntiānwándezhēntòngkuàiWe had a blast today!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What hurts?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “painful” in Chinese?
“Painful” in Chinese is 痛, pinyin tòng.
What does 痛 mean?
痛 (tòng) means “painful; hurt”.
How do you write 痛?
痛 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 痛?
痛 is read tòng. Tones: tòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“painful” in the lesson “What hurts?”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. 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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