生疼 (shēng téng) — excruciatingly painful

Definition

生疼 (shēng téng) is an adverbial intensifier used before or after a verb to mean 'aching, hurting badly'. It stresses the severity of pain rather than describing a state.

verb

excruciatingly painful

Examples

生疼，。
Wǒ de yá shēng téng, lián fàn dōu chī bù liǎo.
My tooth is excruciatingly painful; I can't even eat.
，生疼。
Shuāi le yì jiāo, xī gài kē dé shēng téng.
I fell and banged my knee, and it hurts like hell.
，生疼。
Zhè shuāng xié jiá jiǎo, zǒu le jǐ bù jiǎo jiù shēng téng.
These shoes pinch my feet; after just a few steps my feet are killing me.

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