torment; torture; suffering
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suffer intense anguish; to be tormented; to torture (metaphorically)
Originally describing the physical act of boiling and frying; now metaphorically describes prolonged mental or physical suffering. Can also function as a noun meaning 'torment' or 'ordeal'.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
zài在
bìng病
tòng痛
zhōng中
jiān煎
áo熬
zhe着
。
He suffers in pain every day.
Děng等
dài待
jié结
guǒ果
de的
guò过
chéng程
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiān煎
áo熬
。
The process of waiting for the results was simply torture.
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Tā她
shòu受
jìn尽
jiān煎
áo熬
，
zhōng终
yú于
kǔ苦
jìn尽
gān甘
lái来
。
She endured endless torment, but finally her hardships turned to happiness.
Yì异
dì地
liàn恋
duì对
tā他
men们
lái来
shuō说
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiān煎
áo熬
。
A long-distance relationship is an ordeal for them.