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tòng

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tòng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tòng | tong4
English translation
ache
pain
sorrow
deeply
thoroughly
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

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About tòng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

tòng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of tòng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

疒甬

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yǒng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yǒng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using tòng

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医生 yīshēng gěi le 一些 yī xiē 止疼 piān 减缓 jiǎn huǎn 疼痛 téng tòng .

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

正是 zhèng shì duì 这些 zhè xiē 事物 shìwù de 思念 sīniàn ,足以 zúyǐ 使 shǐ 任何 rènhé 苦痛 kǔ tòng 变甜, 足以 zúyǐ hǎo 任何 rènhé 创伤 chuāng shāng .

The very thought of these things was sufficient to sweeten any bitterness, and heal any wound.

脸上疼得发麻 fā má , jiān 隐隐 yǐn yǐn zuò tòng .

Her face was a dull pain and her side ached.

总是 zǒngshì hēng 儿哈儿 de ,就是 jiù shì shuì gōu 痛快 tòngkuài huà .

He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite.

感到 gǎn dào yòu tòng yòu lěi , Lián jiào le shēng ā ” .

" Ohhh,'she repeated, feeling achy and tired.

Words with tòng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
痛苦 tòngkǔ pain痛苦 tòngkǔ
tòng ache tòng
疼痛 téng tòng pain疼痛 téng tòng
头痛 tóu tòng to have a headache頭痛
痛快 tòngkuài delighted痛快 tòngkuài
伤痛 shāng tòng sorrow傷痛
悲痛 bēi tòng grieved悲痛 bēi tòng
痛恨 tòng hèn to detest痛恨 tòng hèn
心痛 xīn tòng heartache心痛 xīn tòng
止痛药 zhǐ tòng yào painkiller止痛藥
腹痛 fù tòng bellyache腹痛 fù tòng
痛楚 tòng chǔ pain痛楚 tòng chǔ
痛心 tòng xīn grieved痛心 tòng xīn
止痛 zhǐ tòng to relieve pain止痛 zhǐ tòng
痛哭 tòng kū to cry bitterly痛哭 tòng kū
镇痛 zhèn tòng analgesic鎮痛
酸痛 suān tòng to ache酸痛 suān tòng
病痛 bìng tòng slight illness病痛 bìng tòng
胃痛 wèi tòng stomachache胃痛 wèi tòng
惨痛 cǎn tòng bitter慘痛
痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng
沉痛 chén tòng grief沉痛 chén tòng
心绞痛 xīn jiǎo tòng angina心絞痛
剧痛 jù tòng acute pain劇痛
苦痛 kǔ tòng pain苦痛 kǔ tòng

tòng Decomposition & Compounds

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tòng Decomposition

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