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煎熬 (jiān áo): Torment (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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煎熬 consists of 2 characters.

pan fry; fry in shallow oil

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Adjective + Noun

màn漫

cháng长

de的

jiān煎

áo熬

neutral

long and drawn-out torment

tòng痛

kǔ苦

de的

jiān煎

áo熬

neutral

painful torment

Subject + Verbwith内心

nèi内

xīn心

jiān煎

áo熬

Verb + Objectwith备受

bèi备

shòu受

jiān煎

áo熬

Example Sentences with 煎熬

wǒ我

è饿

le了

，

děng等

fàn饭

de的

neutral

inner torment

formal

suffer torment

shí

时

hòu候

hěn很

jiān煎

áo熬

。

I'm hungry, waiting for the meal is very agonizing.

zài在

děng等

dài待

shǒu手

shù术

jié结

guǒ果

de的

nà那

jǐ几

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

lǐ里

，

tā他

nèi内

xīn心

wú无

bǐ比

jiān煎

áo熬

。

During those few hours waiting for the surgical results, he was tormented with anxiety.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

màn漫

cháng长

de的

fēn分

lí离

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

jiān煎

áo熬

ma吗

？

Don't you think this prolonged separation is a kind of torment?

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kǎo考

shì试

qián前

，

tā他

gǎn感

dào到

fēi非

cháng常

jiān煎

áo熬

，

dān担

xīn心

zì自

jǐ己

kǎo考

bù不

hǎo好

。

Before the exam, he felt very tormented, worried that he wouldn't do well.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

gǎn感

dào到

rú如

cǐ此

jiān煎

áo熬

zài在

gāo高

wēn温

xià下

gōng工

zuò作

què却

méi没

yǒu有

kōng

zài在

màn漫

cháng长

de的

děng等

dài待

zhōng中

，

tā她

jīng

kàn看

zhe着

xīn心

ài爱

de的

rén人

shòu受

kǔ苦

què却

wú

，

yīn因

wèi为

zhè这

cì次

shī失

bài败

guān关

hū乎

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

de的

mìng命

yùn运

。

He had never felt such torment, as this failure concerned the fate of the entire team.

空

tiáo调

，

zhè这

jiǎn简

zhí直

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

fēi非

rén人

de的

jiān煎

áo熬

。

Working in high temperatures without air conditioning is simply an inhuman torment.

经

lì历

le了

nèi内

xīn心

de的

jiān煎

áo熬

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

děng等

lái来

le了

hǎo好

xiāo消

xī息

。

During the long wait, she endured inner torment, but eventually received good news.

无

néng能

wéi为

lì力

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

jiān煎

áo熬

lìng令

rén人

nán难

yǐ以

chéng承

shòu受

。

Watching a loved one suffer helplessly is a torment that is hard to bear.

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