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痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain, suffering
HSK 5Legendary
What does 痛苦 mean?
痛苦 (pinyin: tòng kǔ) means pain, suffering. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 痛苦
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 痛 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 苦
The characters of 痛苦
| 痛 | tòng | component character |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hard (HSK 4) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 状况 | zhuàng kuàng | condition, situation |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | tradition |
| 显然 | xiǎn rán | obviously, clearly |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document, file |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | then; next; afterwards |
| 执行 | zhí xíng | execute, carry out |
| 承认 | chéng rèn | admit, acknowledge |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | once, as soon as |
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