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疼

téng · teng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (it) hurts; sore
  2. to love dearly
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The broken lift

  1. Liangliang

    哎哟(āiyō)，我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)好(hǎo)疼(téng)！

    Ouch, my legs really hurt!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened to you?

  3. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)爬(pá)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)山(shān)，今天(jīntiān)腿(tuǐ)特别(tèbié)疼(téng)。

    I climbed a mountain for three hours yesterday, and today my legs hurt a lot.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)别(bié)爬(pá)楼梯(lóutī)了(le)，坐(zuò)电梯(diàntī)吧(ba)。

    Then do not take the stairs today. Take the lift.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)电梯(diàntī)坏(huài)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)住在(zhùzài)六楼(liùlóu)！

    But the lift is broken and we live on the sixth floor!

  6. Dengdeng

    腿(tuǐ)疼(téng)也(yě)得(děi)爬(pá)，我(wǒ)在(zài)楼上(lóushàng)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    Even with sore legs you must climb. I will wait for you upstairs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)的(de)牙(yá)齿(chǐ)疼(téng)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)应(yīng)该(gāi)去(qù)看(kàn)牙(yá)医(yī)。

If your tooth hurts, you should see a dentist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by scoremissvee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)头(tóu)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)疼(téng)，想(xiǎng)早(zǎo)点(diǎn)休(xiū)息(xi)。

My head hurts a little, so I want to rest early.

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