How to say “have a headache” in Chinese
have a headache; headache
“Have a headache” in Chinese is 头痛, tóu tòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
头痛 is read tóu 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”. 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 “头痛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 头痛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
More words from the lesson “What hurts?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “have a headache” in Chinese?
“Have a headache” in Chinese is 头痛, pinyin tóutòng.
What does 头痛 mean?
头痛 (tóutòng) means “have a headache; headache”.
How do you write 头痛?
头痛 is 2 characters: 头 (tóu) — head; 痛 (tòng) — painful; pain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 头痛?
头痛 is read tóutòng. Tones: tóu — second tone, tòng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“have a headache” 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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