疼 - téng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
10 strokes
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疼

téng

Definition

ache
牙疼不是病，疼起来要人命。

A toothache is not actually a disease, but it will hurt as long as it happens nonetheless.
hurt
(to have a) pain
(to be) sore
to love dearly
to dote on
to cherish
to be fond of

Character Decomposition

Related words (14)

疼惜

téng xī

to cherish; to dote on

to really hurt

to love dearly

pain; ache; sore

to favor a junior; to show favoritism to some juniors

headache

to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed

extremely painful

stomachache

(slang) ball breaking; pain in the ass

酸疼

suān téng

(of muscles) to ache; sore

止疼片

zhǐ téng piān

painkiller; analgesic

burning pain

chronic pain

Idioms (2)

好了伤疤忘了疼

hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

站着说话不腰疼

zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on

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