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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-3 of 3)

痛苦
[tòngkǔ]
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  • painful

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苦痛
[kǔtòng]
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  • pain; suffering; agony

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长痛不如短痛(長痛不如短痛)
[Cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng]
  • 1. It is better to suffer short-term pain so that one will not have to suffer long-term pain; It is better to just get it over with, rather than prolong the agony.
  • 2. Long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain.

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Examples (1-5 of 6)

医生为他清理伤口时他疼得直攥拳头。
He clenched his fists in agony as the doctor cleaned the wound.
精神上的痛苦
mental agony
听到他病故的消息,我揪心扒肝。
I've been thrown into agony by his death.
听到父亲去世的消息,他顿感五内俱伤。
He was thrown into agony by his father's death.
他的痛苦不堪言状。
His agony is beyond description.

Vocab List (1 of 2)

agony
[ˈæɡəni]
from 乌龟盖房子's Vocab List
  • 极大的痛苦

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