Painful in Chinese
to ache · HSK 2
疼
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我的牙很疼。 My tooth really hurts.
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How do you say painful in Chinese?
Painful in Chinese is 疼 (téng). You can also say 惨痛 (cǎn tòng), 痛 (tòng), 疼痛 (téng tòng), 痛苦 (tòng kǔ).
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