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Usage note

表示痛,也可以表示哪里不舒服。

téng biǎo shì tòng, yě kě yǐ biǎo shì nǎ lǐ bù shū fú。

疼 means pain or that something feels sore or hurt.

Context note

常出现在头、肚子、脚这些表达里。

téng cháng chū xiàn zài tóu téng 、 dù zǐ téng 、 jiǎo téng zhè xiē biǎo dá lǐ。

疼 often appears in expressions like headache, stomachache, and foot pain.

5 examples

我头
wǒ tóu téng。
I have a headache.
他脚
tā jiǎo téng。
His foot hurts.
了。
yá téng le。
My tooth hurts.
你哪里
nǐ nǎ lǐ téng?
Where does it hurt?
摔倒以后会
shuāi dǎo yǐ hòu huì téng。
It hurts after falling.

5 mini stories

今天我有一点头。老师让我先休息一下。
jīn tiān wǒ yǒu yì diǎn tóu téng。 lǎo shī ràng wǒ xiān xiū xi yí xià。
Today I have a little headache. The teacher asked me to rest first.
弟弟摔倒了,膝盖有点。妈妈马上过来看看。
dì di shuāi dǎo le, xī gài yǒu diǎn téng。 mā ma mǎ shàng guò lái kàn kàn。
My younger brother fell down and his knee hurts a little. Mom came over right away to look.
的时候,我会去找医生。
yá téng de shí hòu, wǒ huì qù zhǎo yī shēng。
When a tooth hurts, I go find a doctor.
你哪里?我可以帮你告诉老师。
nǐ nǎ lǐ téng? wǒ kě yǐ bāng nǐ gào sù lǎo shī。
Where does it hurt? I can help tell the teacher.
虽然有点,但我还是认真走路。
suī rán yǒu diǎn téng, dàn wǒ hái shì rèn zhēn zǒu lù。
Although it hurts a little, I still walk carefully.

Mini dialogue

摔倒了

A
哎哟,我的膝盖好
Āiyō, wǒ de xīgài hǎo téng!
Ouch, my knee hurts so much!
B
别动,我帮你看看。哪里最
Bié dòng, wǒ bāng nǐ kànkan. Nǎlǐ zuì téng?
Don't move, let me help you look. Where does it hurt the most?

看牙医

A
妈妈,我牙
Māma, wǒ yá téng.
Mom, I have a toothache.
B
你吃太多糖了,所以牙。我们去看牙医吧。
Nǐ chī tài duō táng le, suǒyǐ yá téng. Wǒmen qù kàn yáyī ba.
You ate too much candy, so your tooth hurts. Let's go see the dentist.

Related words and contrasts

similar
tòng
ache; pain

Very similar to 疼. 头疼 and 头痛 both mean headache.

opposite
舒服
shū fu
comfortable

If you are not 疼, you might feel 舒服.

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