痛苦 (tòng kǔ) — painful; suffering (adj.)
Definition
痛苦 is the broader 'painful, anguished' — covers both physical pain and deep emotional suffering, more intense than 难受. For sharp physical pain, use 疼痛; for mental anguish as a noun, see 苦难.
adjective
painfulsuffering (adj.)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，痛苦。Tā shuāi dǎo le, gǎn dào fēi cháng tòng kǔ.He fell down and felt very painful.
- 痛苦。Shī qù qīn rén ràng tā hěn tòng kǔ.Losing a loved one made her very painful.
- 痛苦，。Zhè duàn jīng lì suī rán tòng kǔ, dàn yě ràng wǒ chéng zhǎng le.Although this experience was painful, it also made me grow.
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