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头疼

tóu téng · tou teng

Traditional 頭疼

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. headache
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What gift?

  1. Dengdeng

    朋友(péngyou)下周(xiàzhōu)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)，送(sòng)什么(shénme)礼物(lǐwù)我(wǒ)真(zhēn)头疼(tóuténg)。

    My friend has a birthday next week. What to give her really gives me a headache.

  2. Liangliang

    她(tā)喜欢(xǐhuan)什么(shénme)？

    What does she like?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)喜欢(xǐhuan)书(shū)，也(yě)喜欢(xǐhuan)花(huā)。

    She likes books, and flowers too.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)送(sòng)一本(yīběn)书(shū)加(jiā)一束(yīshù)花(huā)！这(zhè)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)头疼(tóuténg)的(de)？

    Then give a book and a bunch of flowers! What is there to worry about?

  5. Dengdeng

    对啊(duìa)，不(bù)头疼(tóuténg)了(le)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)买(mǎi)。

    Right, no more headache. I will go and buy them now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)让(ràng)我(wǒ)气(qì)得(de)头(tóu)疼(téng)了(le)。

He made me so angry that I got a headache.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)，一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)肚(dù)子(zi)疼(téng)，另(lìng)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)头(tóu)疼(téng)。

Correct, one has a stomachache, the other has a headache.

Tatoeba: Chinese by johannjunge · English by Adlib · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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