pain; anguish; suffering
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
painful; agonizing; suffering
literaryDescribes a state of physical pain or deep emotional distress. It is slightly more literary than the simpler synonym 痛苦.
Shī失
qù去
qīn亲
rén人
de的
kǔ苦
tòng痛
nán难
yǐ以
yán言
biǎo表
。
The anguish of losing a loved one is beyond words.
Tā他
rěn忍
shòu受
zhe着
shēn身
tǐ体
shàng上
de的
kǔ苦
tòng痛
，
jì继
xù续
gōng工
zuò作
。
He endured the physical pain and continued to work.
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Nà那
duàn段
kǔ苦
tòng痛
de的
huí回
yì忆
yī一
zhí直
zhé折
mó磨
zhe着
tā她
。
That agonizing memory has been tormenting her.