Adj.pain; agony; sore

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 痛苦.
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Character Breakdown

痛苦 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 痛苦 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 痛苦 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
tòng
neutral
extremely painful
Verb + Object
jiǎn
qīng
tòng
neutral
alleviate pain
gǎn
dào
tòng
neutral
feel pain/suffering
Adjective + Nounwith经历
tòng
de
jīng
neutral
painful experience
Verb + Complementwith不堪
tòng
kān
formalWritten
unbearably painful

Example Sentences with 痛苦

shuāi
dǎo
le
hěn
tòng
He fell down and is in great pain.
cháng
rěn
shòu
zhè
zhǒng
màn
xìng
téng
tòng
duì
lái
shuō
shì
zhǒng
de
tòng
Enduring this chronic pain for a long time is a great agony for him.
nán
dào
jué
de
zuò
chū
zhè
ge
jué
dìng
běn
shēn
jiù
hěn
tòng
ma
Don't you think that making this decision itself is very painful?
shī
qīn
rén
ràng
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
tòng
Losing a loved one made her feel extremely painful.
biǎo
miàn
shàng
ruò
shì
nèi
xīn
què
chéng
shòu
zhe
wéi
rén
zhī
de
tòng
He appears calm on the surface, but inside he is bearing unknown agony.
zhè
bìng
fēi
shēn
de
tòng
ér
shì
zhǒng
shēn
de
jīng
shén
zhé
This is not physical pain, but a profound mental torment.
miàn
duì
shī
bài
nèi
xīn
chōng
mǎn
le
tòng
dàn
rán
xuǎn
Facing failure, his heart was filled with pain, but he still chose to keep trying.
měi
huí
duàn
wǎng
shì
dōu
huì
gǎn
dào
zhèn
jiū
xīn
de
tòng
Every time she recalls that past event, she feels a heart-wrenching pain.