What does 痛苦 mean in Chinese?

痛苦 (tòng kǔ) means "pain; suffering; painful" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 痛苦?

痛苦 is pronounced "tòng kǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 痛苦?

痛苦 is an HSK Level 3 word (HSK 2.0: Level 5, HSK 3.0: Level 3).

What characters make up 痛苦?

痛苦 is made up of the characters 痛, 苦. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 痛苦?

You can practice writing 痛苦 using our stroke order tool.

痛苦 (tòng kǔ), pain

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain; suffering; painful

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痛苦

Definitions

(classifier) pain
suffering
painful

Classifier: 个 (gè)

Example Sentences

经历了失去亲人的痛苦后他变得更加坚强了。

Jīnglì le shīqù qīnrén de tòngkǔ hòu tā biàn de gèngjiā jiānqiáng le

After experiencing the pain of losing loved ones, he became even stronger

Related Words

楚(chǔ)· distinct

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免受(miǎn shòu)· to avoid suffering

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创巨痛深(chuāng jù tòng shēn)· untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life

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疾苦(jí kǔ)· pain and difficulties

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 3

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