Verbcause suffering; torment; affliction

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 折磨.
折 stroke order svg
磨 stroke order svg

Practice writing 折磨 (zhé mó) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

折磨 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 折磨 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 折磨 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith
zhé
rén
neutral
torment people
Adjective + Nounwith精神
jīng
shén
zhé
neutral
mental torment
Adverb + Verbwith残酷
cán
zhé
formal
cruel torture
Verb + Complementwith备受
bèi
shòu
zhé
formalWritten
suffer greatly

Example Sentences with 折磨

zhè
ge
bìng
zhé
hěn
jiǔ
le
This illness has been tormenting him for a long time.
cháng
shī
mián
yán
zhòng
zhé
zhe
de
shēn
xīn
jiàn
kāng
shǐ使
bèi
kān
Long-term insomnia severely torments his physical and mental health, leaving him utterly exhausted.
nán
dào
jué
de
zhè
zhǒng
xiū
zhǐ
de
zhēng
chǎo
shì
zhǒng
zhé
ma
Don't you think this endless arguing is a kind of torment?
děng
dài
kǎo
shì
jié
guǒ
de
guò
chéng
zhēn
shì
zhé
rén
The process of waiting for exam results is really torturous.
cóng
wèi
ràng
shī
bài
de
yīn
yǐng
zhé
ér
shì
xuǎn
chóng
xīn
kāi
shǐ
He never let the shadow of failure torment him, instead choosing to start over.
suī
rán
gōng
zuò
hěn
dàn
bìng
méi
yǒu
bèi
zhè
zhǒng
zhé
kuǎ
Although the work pressure is immense, he was not crushed by this affliction.
nèi
xīn
de
kuì
jiù
gǎn
duàn
zhé
zhe
ràng
néng
mèi
The feeling of guilt constantly tormented him, making him unable to sleep at night.
děng
dài
què
dìng
de
jiǎn
zhí
shì
zhǒng
jīng
shén
shàng
de
zhé
Waiting for an uncertain reply is simply a form of mental torment.