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头疼 (tóu téng): Headache (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

头疼 consists of 2 characters.

head; top, end; first

Word Info

Pinyintóu téng

Meaningheadache

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0—

Syntaxadjective

Word头疼

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Example Sentences with 头疼

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

tóu头

téng疼

dé得

shuì睡

bù不

zhe着

。

I had a headache last night and couldn't sleep.

tā他

yòu又

lái来

le了

，

zhēn真

ràng让

rén人

tóu头

téng

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

méi没

shuì睡

hǎo好

，

jīn今

tiān天

tóu

wǒ我

tóu头

téng疼

，

hěn很

nán难

shòu受

。

I have a headache and feel very uncomfortable.

lín邻

jū居

jiā家

de的

gǒu狗

jīng经

cháng常

hé和

bié别

de

zhè这

ge个

dì地

fāng方

de的

jiāo交

tōng通

zhuàng状

kuàng况

，

suī虽

rán然

tóu头

téng疼

，

dàn但

wǒ我

méi没

yǒu有

fā

měi每

cì次

bān搬

jiā家

，

zuì最

tóu头

téng疼

de的

jiù

xuǎn选

lǐ礼

wù物

zhēn真

tóu头

téng疼

，

dé得

kǎo考

lǜ

nǐ你

néng能

bǎ把

yīn音

yuè乐

guān关

xiǎo小

diǎn点

ma吗

？

疼

。

He's here again, it's really annoying.

头

téng疼

。

I didn't sleep well last night and have a headache today.

的

gǒu狗

dǎ打

jià架

，

ràng让

zhǔ主

rén人

hěn很

tóu头

téng疼

。

The neighbor's dog often fights with other dogs, which gives its owner a headache.

shí实

zài在

lìng令

rén人

tóu头

téng疼

。

The traffic situation in this place is really a headache.

发

shāo烧

，

yīng应

gāi该

bú不

shì是

liú流

gǎn感

。

Although I have a headache, I don't have a fever, so it probably isn't the flu.

就

shì是

chǔ处

lǐ理

páng庞

dà大

de的

xíng行

li李

。

Every time I move, the most troublesome thing is dealing with the enormous amount of luggage.

虑

tā他

de的

xǐ喜

hào好

hé和

gè个

xìng性

cái才

xíng行

。

Choosing a gift is such a headache; I have to consider his preferences and personality.

zhè这

zào噪

yīn音

ràng让

wǒ我

tóu头

téng疼

dé得

lì厉

hài害

。

Can you turn the music down? This noise is giving me a terrible headache.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 头疼.

Words with 头

头发tóu faHSK 3
头痛tóu tòngHSK 4
抬头tái tóuHSK 4
点头diǎn tóuHSK 4
低头dī tóuHSK 5
木头mù touHSK 5
石头shí touHSK 5
里头lǐ touHSK 5

Words with 疼

疼爱téng àiHSK 5
疼痛téng tòngHSK 5
心疼xīn téngHSK 6