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折磨

折磨 zhémó

折磨 zhémó Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 折磨 zhémó .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhémó | zhe2 mo2
English translation
to persecute
to torment

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Traditional form

折磨 zhémó

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 折磨 zhémó

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shé

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a hand ( shǒu ) cutting something off with an axe ( jīn ).

Positional decomposition

扌斤

Number of Strokes

7

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Shí

Positional decomposition

麻石

Number of Strokes

16

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Example sentences using 折磨 zhémó

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大家 dàjiā yòng shuì Néng 想象 xiǎngxiàng dào ,这个 zhè ge tuǐ 水手 shuǐ shǒu shì 如何 rúhé zài mèng 折磨 zhémó de .

How that personage haunted my dreams, I need scarcely tell you.

lǎo shì bèi zhǒng jiào rén 苦恼 kǔ nǎo de 不安 bùān 情绪 qíngxù 折磨 zhémó zhāo .

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

那些 nà xiē 饿 è guǐ shòu hán shǔ děng liù 重苦 è suǒ 折磨 zhémó .

These ghosts from six afflictions ; hunger, thirst, heat, cold, exhaustion and fear.

这种 zhè zhǒng 瘙痒 sào yǎng 简直 jiǎnzhí kuài 折磨 zhémó fēng le

This itching is driving me mad.

克莱尔 Kè lái ěr 曾经 céngjīng 遭受 zāoshòu 厌食症 yàn shí zhèng 3 Nián de 折磨 zhémó

Claire had been anorexic for three years.

折磨 zhémó Decomposition

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折磨 zhémó Compounds

See all 20 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 折磨 zhémó in their composition.

  • shé
    • shì , zhé , shì , zhē , xué , zhā , zhé , zhè , xué , , , , , ,
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