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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

痛苦 [tòngkǔ]
  1. 1. adjective painful
    医生的首要职责是减轻病人的痛苦
    The first duty of the doctor is to reduce the patient's suffering.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

痛苦 [tòngkǔ]
  1. 1. pain; suffering; agony; wrench; misery; torture
    关心病人的痛苦
    be concerned about the sufferings of the patient
    精神上的痛苦
    mental agony
  2. 2. adjective painful;pain; miserable
  3. 3. adverb painfully

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

痛苦 [tòngkǔ]
  1. 1. 肉体或精神感到非常难受
    痛苦呻吟。
    内心痛苦不已。
  2. 2. 沉痛而深刻
    痛苦的教训。
  3. 3. 难受的事情
    不能把自己的幸福建立在别人的痛苦之上。

Examples

饱尝人世的痛苦
experience all the agonies of life
减轻病人的痛苦
alleviate (or ease) a patient's suffering
你不能把自己的幸福建筑在别人的痛苦上。
You shouldn't build your happiness on the suffering of other people.
失恋的痛苦
the bitter taste of disappointed love
关心病人的痛苦
be concerned about the sufferings of the patient
秦始皇所实行的极权统治让人民痛苦不堪。
The totalitarian control carried out by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty made people suffer greatly.
他的脖子上长了砍头疮,痛苦极了。
He has a carbuncle on his neck, it feels extremely painful.
她清楚地感觉到,相思的痛苦正啃啮着她的心。
She misses him so much that the pain is gnawing at her.
失恋以后,他觉得痛苦难言。
After the failure in love, he is in extreme pain.

Collocations

痛苦的表情
to grimace
感到痛苦
to feel distressed
十分痛苦
very painful
内心的痛苦
a pain in one’s heart
痛苦不堪
heavy suffering

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