tòng

ache; pain; sorrow

adjective(副) HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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  • 头痛tóutòngto have a headacheB4
  • 疼痛téngtòngpainB5
  • 痛苦tòngkǔpainB5
  • 痛快tòngkuàidelightedB6
  • 悲痛bēitònggrievedB7
  • 惨痛cǎntòngbitterB7
  • 痛心tòngxīngrievedB7

See it in sentences

我今天头痛。

I have a headache today.

他肚子痛。

His stomach hurts.