Usage note
头痛表示头部疼。
tóu tòng biǎo shì tóu bù téng。
Headache means pain in the head.
Context note
头痛常用于健康、疾病和休息。
tóu tòng cháng yòng yú jiàn kāng 、 jí bìng hé xiū xi。
Headache often appears with health, illness, and rest.
5 examples
我头痛。
wǒ tóu tòng。
I have a headache.
他今天有点头痛。
tā jīn tiān yǒu diǎn tóu tòng。
He has a bit of a headache today.
头痛要休息。
tóu tòng yào xiū xi。
A headache needs rest.
她因为头痛没去上学。
tā yīn wèi tóu tòng méi qù shàng xué。
She did not go to school because of a headache.
昨天晚上我头痛了。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ tóu tòng le。
I had a headache last night.
5 mini stories
我昨天晚上头痛，早点睡了。
wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng tóu tòng， zǎo diǎn shuì le。
I had a headache last night and slept early.
他头痛的时候喜欢安静。
tā tóu tòng de shí hòu xǐ huan ān jìng。
He likes quiet when he has a headache.
医生说头痛时要多休息。
yī shēng shuō tóu tòng shí yào duō xiū xi。
The doctor said to rest more when you have a headache.
她因为头痛没来上课。
tā yīn wèi tóu tòng méi lái shàng kè。
She did not come to class because of a headache.
头痛好了以后，我感觉轻松了。
tóu tòng hǎo le yǐ hòu， wǒ gǎn jué qīng sōng le。
After the headache went away, I felt relaxed.
Mini dialogue
有点头痛
A
你怎么了？
Nǐ zěnme le?
What's wrong with you?
B
我有点头痛，想休息一下。
Wǒ yǒudiǎn tóutòng, xiǎng xiūxi yīxià.
I have a bit of a headache, I want to rest for a while.
看医生
A
你头痛好点了吗？
Nǐ tóutòng hǎo diǎn le ma?
Is your headache better?
B
还是痛，妈妈要带我去看医生。
Háishì tòng, māma yào dài wǒ qù kàn yīshēng.
It still hurts, Mom is going to take me to see a doctor.
Related words and contrasts
related
头晕
tóu yūn
dizzy
头晕 means feeling dizzy, which often happens together with a headache (头痛).
opposite
舒服
shū fu
comfortable
舒服 means comfortable or well. When you have a headache (头痛), you do not feel 舒服.