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What does 折磨 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

折磨 zhémó

to torment; to torture; torment

Its characters

  1. 折 zhé to break
  2. 磨 mó to pester

In a sentence

牙疼折磨了我一整晚。 A toothache tormented me all night.

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