All words › HSK 3 痛苦 tòng kǔ HSK 3 · word 1949 of 3,000 Your browser does not support audio playback. Meaning pain suffering painful Example sentence 被拒绝是痛苦的。 bèi jù jué shì tòng kǔ de Being rejected is painful. Characters in 痛苦 痛 tòng ache 苦 kǔ bitter Learned around the same time 听众 tīng zhòng audience 停止 tíng zhǐ to stop; to halt; to cease 通常 tōng cháng regular; usual; normal 通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter, email etc) 同意 tóng yì to agree 头脑 tóu nǎo brains 突出 tū chū prominent 突然 tū rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected 图 tú diagram 图画 tú huà drawing 土 tǔ earth Study 痛苦 with spaced-repetition flashcards →