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煎熬

jiān áo · jian ao

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Meaning

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  1. to suffer
  2. to torture
  3. to torment
  4. ordeal
  5. suffering
  6. torture
  7. torment
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Waiting for dinner

  1. Dengdeng

    肚子(dùzi)好(hǎo)饿(è)，等(děng)饭(fàn)真是(zhēnshi)煎熬(jiānáo)。

    I'm so hungry. Waiting for the meal is agony.

  2. Liangliang

    还(hái)要(yào)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)，再(zài)等等(děngděng)。

    Ten more minutes. Wait a bit longer.

  3. Dengdeng

    闻着(wénzhe)香味(xiāngwèi)，不能(bùnéng)吃(chī)，太(tài)煎熬(jiānáo)了(le)。

    Smelling the aroma and not able to eat is too much agony.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)先(xiān)喝(hē)汤(tāng)。

    You can drink the soup first.

  5. Dengdeng

    汤(tāng)真(zhēn)好喝(hǎohē)！我(wǒ)喝(hē)了(le)三(sān)碗(wǎn)。

    The soup is so good! I drank three bowls.

  6. Liangliang

    饭(fàn)好(hǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)还(hái)煎熬(jiānáo)吗(ma)？

    The meal is ready. Are you still suffering?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

等(děng)待(dài)考(kǎo)试(shì)结(jié)果(guǒ)的(de)那(nà)几(jǐ)天(tiān)，他(tā)备(bèi)受(shòu)煎(jiān)熬(áo)。

During the days waiting for the exam results, he suffered greatly.

02

漫(màn)长(cháng)的(de)病(bìng)痛(tòng)让(ràng)他(tā)感(gǎn)到(dào)无(wú)比(bǐ)煎(jiān)熬(áo)。

The long illness made him feel extremely tormented.

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