pain; agony; sore (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
痛苦 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他心里充满了痛苦。 tā xīnlǐ chōngmǎn le tòngkǔ。 - He is filled with pain in his heart.
经历了那场车祸后，她感受到了真正的痛苦。 jīnglì le nà chǎng chēhuò hòu, tā gǎnshòu dào le zhēnzhèng de tòngkǔ。 - After experiencing that car accident, she felt true pain.
失去亲人是一种深深的痛苦。 shīqù qīnrén shì yī zhǒng shēnshēn de tòngkǔ。 - Losing loved ones is a deep pain.
长时间的孤独让他感到了精神上的痛苦。 cháng shíjiān de gūdú ràng tā gǎndào le jīngshén shàng de tòngkǔ。 - Long periods of loneliness made him feel spiritual pain.
生病带来的身体痛苦让他难以忍受。 shēngbìng dàilái de shēntǐ tòngkǔ ràng tā nányǐ rěnshòu。 - The physical pain caused by illness made it unbearable for him.
Characters
苦 kǔ - bitter | HSK 4
痛 tòng - painful, aching; grieved, sorrowful; deeply, bitterly |