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痒

yǎng · yang

Traditional 癢

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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yǎng 癢

  1. to itch
  2. to tickle

yǎng 痒

  1. variant of 癢 / 痒 (yǎng)
  2. to itch
  3. to tickle
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A mosquito bite

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)好(hǎo)痒(yǎng)！

    Liangliang, my leg is so itchy!

  2. Liangliang

    让我(ràngwǒ)看看(kànkan)，是(shì)被(bèi)蚊子(wénzi)咬了(yǎole)。

    Let me see, a mosquito bit it.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)忍不住(rěnbuzhù)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)挠(náo)。

    But I can't help it, I want to scratch.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)挠(náo)，越(yuè)挠(náo)越(yuè)痒(yǎng)！我(wǒ)包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)药水(yàoshuǐ)。

    Don't scratch, the more you scratch the itchier it gets! I have lotion in my bag.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！咦(yí)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)也(yě)在(zài)挠(náo)腿(tuǐ)？

    Thanks! Huh, why are you scratching your leg too?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一(yī)说(shuō)痒(yǎng)，我(wǒ)也(yě)觉得(juéde)痒(yǎng)了(le)。

    Once you said itchy, I started to feel itchy too.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)喉(hóu)咙(lóng)又(yòu)干(gān)又(yòu)红(hóng)、又(yòu)痛(tòng)又(yòu)痒(yǎng)。

My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)后(hòu)背(bèi)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)儿(r)痒(yǎng)。

My back is a bit itchy.

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

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