What does 痛苦 mean in Chinese?
痛苦 (tòngkǔ) means pain.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
痛苦
pain
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
pain
02
suffering
03
painful
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 痛苦
How do you pronounce 痛苦?
痛苦 is pronounced tòngkǔ.
Is 痛苦 an HSK word?
痛苦 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 痛苦?
痛苦 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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