pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
痛 
痛 
tong4 
 
 
ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly 
 
 
strokes 
12 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
7 
 
哀痛 
哀痛 
ai1 tong4 
 
 
to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief 
 
抱头痛哭 
抱頭痛哭 
bao4 tou2 tong4 ku1 
 
 
to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder 
 
悲痛 
悲痛 
bei1 tong4 
 
 
grieved; sorrowful 
 
病痛 
病痛 
bing4 tong4 
 
 
slight illness; indisposition; ailment 
 
不关痛痒 
不關痛癢 
bu4 guan1 tong4 yang3 
 
 
unimportant; of no consequence 
 
不痛不痒 
不痛不癢 
bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3 
 
 
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory 
 
不知痛痒 
不知痛癢 
bu4 zhi1 tong4 yang3 
 
 
numb; unfeeling; indifferent; inconsequential 
 
惨痛 
慘痛 
can3 tong4 
 
 
bitter; painful; deeply distressed 
 
长痛不如短痛 
長痛不如短痛 
chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4 
 
 
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony 
 
沉痛 
沉痛 
chen2 tong4 
 
 
grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish); profound (condolences) 
 
抽痛 
抽痛 
chou1 tong4 
 
 
to throb with pain; throbbing pain; twang; pang 
 
创巨痛深 
創巨痛深 
chuang1 ju4 tong4 shen1 
 
 
untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life 
 
创痛 
創痛 
chuang1 tong4 
 
 
pain from a wound 
 
刺痛 
刺痛 
ci4 tong4 
 
 
stab of pain; sting; fig. stimulus to action; a prick 
 
胆石绞痛 
膽石絞痛 
dan3 shi2 jiao3 tong4 
 
 
gallstone colic 
 
刀刺性痛 
刀刺性痛 
dao1 ci4 xing4 tong4 
 
 
lancing pain 
 
肚痛 
肚痛 
du4 tong4 
 
 
stomachache 
 
肚子痛 
肚子痛 
du4 zi5 tong4 
 
 
stomachache; bellyache 
 
耳痛 
耳痛 
er3 tong4 
 
 
earache 
 
发痛 
發痛 
fa1 tong4 
 
 
to ache; to be sore; to feel painful 
 
腹部绞痛 
腹部絞痛 
fu4 bu4 jiao3 tong4 
 
 
abdominal cramping 
 
腹痛 
腹痛 
fu4 tong4 
 
 
bellyache; stomach pain 
 
骨痛热症 
骨痛熱症 
gu3 tong4 re4 zheng4 
 
 
Dengue fever; breakbone fever 
 
活血止痛 
活血止痛 
huo2 xue4 zhi3 tong4 
 
 
to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom) 
 
绞痛 
絞痛 
jiao3 tong4 
 
 
sharp pain; cramp; griping pain; colic; angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛 
 
解痛 
解痛 
jie3 tong4 
 
 
to relieve pain; analgesic 
 
经痛 
經痛 
jing1 tong4 
 
 
menstrual pain; dysmenorrhea 
 
剧痛 
劇痛 
ju4 tong4 
 
 
acute pain; sharp pain; twinge; stab; pang 
 
苦痛 
苦痛 
ku3 tong4 
 
 
pain; suffering 
 
慢性疼痛 
慢性疼痛 
man4 xing4 teng2 tong4 
 
 
chronic pain 
 
偏头痛 
偏頭痛 
pian1 tou2 tong4 
 
 
migraine 
 
强忍悲痛 
強忍悲痛 
qiang2 ren3 bei1 tong4 
 
 
to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom) 
 
切痛 
切痛 
qie1 tong4 
 
 
sharp pain 
 
切肤之痛 
切膚之痛 
qie4 fu1 zhi1 tong4 
 
 
keenly felt pain; bitter anguish 
 
群发性头痛 
群發性頭痛 
qun2 fa1 xing4 tou2 tong4 
 
 
cluster headache 
 
忍痛 
忍痛 
ren3 tong4 
 
 
to suffer; fig. reluctantly 
 
忍痛割爱 
忍痛割愛 
ren3 tong4 ge1 ai4 
 
 
to resign oneself to part with what one treasures 
 
茹痛 
茹痛 
ru2 tong4 
 
 
to endure (suffering or sorrow) 
 
闪痛 
閃痛 
shan3 tong4 
 
 
stabbing pain; intermittent flash of pain 
 
伤痛 
傷痛 
shang1 tong4 
 
 
pain (from wound); sorrow 
 
深恶痛绝 
深惡痛絕 
shen1 wu4 tong4 jue2 
 
 
to detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred; to abhor; anathema 
 
神经痛 
神經痛 
shen2 jing1 tong4 
 
 
neuralgia (medicine) 
 
双氯灭痛 
雙氯滅痛 
shuang1 lv4 mie4 tong4 
 
 
diclofenac painkiller; also called 扶他林 
 
思之心痛 
思之心痛 
si1 zhi1 xin1 tong4 
 
 
a thought that causes heartache (idiom) 
 
酸痛 
酸痛 
suan1 tong4 
 
 
to ache 
 
疼痛 
疼痛 
teng2 tong4 
 
 
pain; ache; sore 
 
痛砭 
痛砭 
tong4 bian1 
 
 
to strongly criticize 
 
痛砭时弊 
痛砭時弊 
tong4 bian1 shi2 bi4 
 
 
to strongly criticize the evils of the day 
 
痛扁 
痛扁 
tong4 bian3 
 
 
to beat (sb) up 
 
痛不欲生 
痛不欲生 
tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1 
 
 
to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead 
 
痛斥 
痛斥 
tong4 chi4 
 
 
to criticize harshly; to denounce; to attack viciously 
 
痛楚 
痛楚 
tong4 chu3 
 
 
pain; anguish; suffering 
 
痛处 
痛處 
tong4 chu4 
 
 
sore spot; place that hurts 
 
痛打 
痛打 
tong4 da3 
 
 
to beat sb soundly 
 
痛定思痛 
痛定思痛 
tong4 ding4 si1 tong4 
 
 
to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom); to ponder about a painful experience 
 
痛风 
痛風 
tong4 feng1 
 
 
gout 
 
痛改前非 
痛改前非 
tong4 gai3 qian2 fei1 
 
 
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf; a reformed character 
 
痛感 
痛感 
tong4 gan3 
 
 
compassion 
 
痛恨 
痛恨 
tong4 hen4 
 
 
to detest; to loathe; to abhor 
 
痛击 
痛擊 
tong4 ji1 
 
 
to deliver a punishing attack; to deal a heavy blow 
 
痛经 
痛經 
tong4 jing1 
 
 
menstrual pain; dysmenorrhea 
 
痛哭 
痛哭 
tong4 ku1 
 
 
to cry bitterly 
 
痛哭流涕 
痛哭流涕 
tong4 ku1 liu2 ti4 
 
 
weeping bitter tears 
 
痛苦 
痛苦 
tong4 ku3 
 
 
pain; suffering; painful 
 
痛快 
痛快 
tong4 kuai4 
 
 
delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr.  
 
痛快淋漓 
痛快淋漓 
tong4 kuai4 lin2 li2 
 
 
joyous; hearty; spirited; incisive 
 
痛骂 
痛罵 
tong4 ma4 
 
 
to bawl out; to reprimand severely 
 
痛批 
痛批 
tong4 pi1 
 
 
to severely criticize 
 
痛失 
痛失 
tong4 shi1 
 
 
to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc) 
 
痛痛快快 
痛痛快快 
tong4 tong5 kuai4 kuai4 
 
 
immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip 
 
痛惜 
痛惜 
tong4 xi1 
 
 
to lament 
 
痛心 
痛心 
tong4 xin1 
 
 
grieved; pained 
 
痛心疾首 
痛心疾首 
tong4 xin1 ji2 shou3 
 
 
bitter and hateful (idiom); to grieve and lament (over sth) 
 
痛性痉挛 
痛性痙攣 
tong4 xing4 jing4 luan2 
 
 
(muscle) cramp 
 
痛痒 
痛癢 
tong4 yang3 
 
 
pain and itch; sufferings; importance; consequence 
 
痛饮 
痛飲 
tong4 yin3 
 
 
to drink one's fill 
 
头痛 
頭痛 
tou2 tong4 
 
 
to have a headache 
 
头痛医头 
頭痛醫頭 
tou2 tong4 yi1 tou2 
 
 
to treat the symptoms; reactive (rather than proactive) 
 
头痛医头,脚痛医脚 
頭痛醫頭,腳痛醫腳 
tou2 tong4 yi1 tou2 - jiao3 tong4 yi1 jiao3 
 
 
to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb); reactive (rather than proactive) 
 
头痛欲裂 
頭痛欲裂 
tou2 tong4 yu4 lie4 
 
 
to have a splitting headache (idiom) 
 
万分痛苦 
萬分痛苦 
wan4 fen1 tong4 ku3 
 
 
excruciating 
 
胃痛 
胃痛 
wei4 tong4 
 
 
stomachache 
 
无关痛痒 
無關痛癢 
wu2 guan1 tong4 yang3 
 
 
not to affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant 
 
纤维肌痛 
纖維肌痛 
xian1 wei2 ji1 tong4 
 
 
fibromyalgia 
 
心绞痛 
心絞痛 
xin1 jiao3 tong4 
 
 
angina 
 
心痛 
心痛 
xin1 tong4 
 
 
to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain 
 
牙痛 
牙痛 
ya2 tong4 
 
 
toothache 
 
隐痛 
隱痛 
yin3 tong4 
 
 
hidden anguish; secret suffering; (medicine) dull pain 
 
隐隐作痛 
隱隱作痛 
yin3 yin3 zuo4 tong4 
 
 
to ache dully 
 
迎头痛击 
迎頭痛擊 
ying2 tou2 tong4 ji1 
 
 
to deliver a frontal assault; to meet head-on (idiom) 
 
镇痛 
鎮痛 
zhen4 tong4 
 
 
analgesic; pain killer 
 
阵痛 
陣痛 
zhen4 tong4 
 
 
labor pains 
 
镇痛剂 
鎮痛劑 
zhen4 tong4 ji4 
 
 
painkiller; analgesic; anodyne 
 
镇痛药 
鎮痛藥 
zhen4 tong4 yao4 
 
 
analgesic 
 
止痛 
止痛 
zhi3 tong4 
 
 
to relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic 
 
止痛法 
止痛法 
zhi3 tong4 fa3 
 
 
method of relieving pain 
 
止痛剂 
止痛劑 
zhi3 tong4 ji4 
 
 
an analgesic; pain killer 
 
止痛片 
止痛片 
zhi3 tong4 pian4 
 
 
painkiller 
 
止痛药 
止痛藥 
zhi3 tong4 yao4 
 
 
painkiller; analgesic; anodyne 
 
灼痛 
灼痛 
zhuo2 tong4 
 
 
burn (i.e. wound); burning pain 
 
坐骨神经痛 
坐骨神經痛 
zuo4 gu3 shen2 jing1 tong4 
 
 
sciatica 
 
作痛 
作痛 
zuo4 tong4 
 
 
to ache