痛苦

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See also: 苦痛

Chinese

ache; pain; sorrow
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
trad. (痛苦) 痛 苦
simp. #(痛苦) 痛 苦
anagram 苦痛

Pronunciation

Adjective

痛苦

  1. painful (in the body or mind); sore; aching; excruciating
    減少痛苦／减少痛苦  ―  jiǎnshǎo tòngkǔ  ―  to reduce suffering
    發出痛苦的呻吟／发出痛苦的呻吟  ―  fāchū tòngkǔ de shēnyín  ―  to moan in pain
    這一群不食人間煙火的人，根本不知道別人的實際痛苦！
    这一群不食人间烟火的人，根本不知道别人的实际痛苦！
    Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ!
    These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!
    最痛苦的，莫過於你所愛的那個人並不知道你愛他，而你也沒有勇氣讓他知道。
    最痛苦的，莫过于你所爱的那个人并不知道你爱他，而你也没有勇气让他知道。
    Zuì tòngkǔ de, mòguòyú nǐ suǒ ài de nàge rén bìngbù zhīdào nǐ ài tā, ér nǐ yě méiyǒu yǒngqì ràng tā zhīdào.
    Nothing is more painful than loving someone who doesn’t know, and you don’t have the courage to tell them.
    埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。
    Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè.
    Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
  2. (figurative, of a lesson, etc.) profound; bitter

Synonyms

Noun

痛苦

  1. pain; suffering; agony

Synonyms

Descendants

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