折磨 (zhé mó) — to torment, to torture
Definition
折磨 (zhémo) means prolonged mental or physical suffering — the focus is the painful ongoing experience, unlike 虐待 (cruel treatment of others) or 磨难 (hardship as a noun).
verb
to tormentto torture
Examples
- 折磨，。Tā zhé mó zì jǐ, yīn wèi tài xiǎng niàn jiā rén le.He torments himself because he misses his family too much.
- 折磨。Cháng qī de shī mián zhé mó zhe zhè wèi lǎo rén.Long-term insomnia torments this elderly person.
- 折磨。Bié yòng zhè xiē xiǎo shì zhé mó wǒ le.Don't torment me with these trivial matters.
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