piercing; excruciating; gnawing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to feel as if being drilled; (of pain or itch) to be unbearable or gnawing
Commonly used as a complement with 得 to describe intense physical sensations such as itching or pain. Can also function as an attributive modifier before nouns like 疼痛 (pain).
Shāng伤
kǒu口
yǎng痒
de得
zuān钻
xīn心
。
The wound itched so much it felt like it was being drilled.
Tā他
téng疼
de得
zuān钻
xīn心
，
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
jiào叫
chū出
le了
shēng声
。
The pain was excruciating, and he couldn't help crying out.
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Tā她
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhǒng种
zuān钻
xīn心
de的
shī失
wàng望
。
She felt a piercing sense of disappointment.
Zhè这
jù句
huà话
ràng让
tā他
zuān钻
xīn心
de地
nán难
shòu受
。
These words made him feel a gnawing discomfort.