头痛 (tóu tòng) — having a headache (physical pain); (figuratively) troublesome, headache-inducing
Definition
Literally 'head-ache': the physical pain sense (我头痛) and the figurative 'headache / troublesome' sense. As figurative, it's more about the problem being a nuisance than about people — 讨厌 and 烦 focus on annoyance at a person or task.
adjective
having a headache (physical pain)(figuratively) troublesomeheadache-inducing
Examples
- 头痛，。Wǒ jīn tiān yǒu diǎn tóu tòng, xiǎng zǎo diǎn xiū xi.I have a bit of a headache today and want to rest early.
- 。Zhè ge shù xué tí zhēn ràng rén tóu tòng.This math problem is a real headache.
- 头痛？？Nǐ tóu tòng ma? yào bú yào chī yào?Do you have a headache? Do you need to take medicine?
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