téng

hurts

HSK 3 10
Stroke order animation for 疼

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Usage of (téng)

The character primarily describes physical pain or soreness, such as headaches, toothaches, or muscle pain. It is commonly used to express that a part of the body hurts. For example, "" means "head hurts."

Besides physical pain, can also express emotional affection or tenderness, especially in the phrase "疼爱," which means to love or care for someone deeply, often used for family members or children.

Common Collocations

  • (tóuténg): headache
  • (yáténg): toothache
  • 疼爱 (téng'ài): to love dearly, to cherish

Notes

When used to describe pain, usually follows the body part directly (e.g., , ). When expressing affection, it is often combined with (love) to form 疼爱.

Avoid confusing with (tòng), which also means pain but is often used for more intense or acute pain. is more common in everyday speech for mild to moderate pain.

예문

我的头很疼,可能是感冒了。

Wǒ de tóu hěn téng, kěnéng shì gǎnmào le.

My head hurts a lot; maybe I caught a cold.

宝宝的牙齿开始疼了,可能要长牙了。

Bǎobǎo de yáchǐ kāishǐ téng le, kěnéng yào zhǎng yá le.

The baby's teeth have started hurting; maybe they're teething.

他很疼爱他的家人,总是关心他们的健康。

Tā hěn téng'ài tā de jiārén, zǒng shì guānxīn tāmen de jiànkāng.

He loves his family dearly and always cares about their health.