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痛苦

tòng

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Meaning

Measure word

Example sentence

我知道你有痛苦。

wǒ zhī dào nǐ yǒu tòng kǔ

We know you're in pain.

Characters in 痛苦

pain plus , bitter. is the taste character that also means hardship — 辛苦, 苦难 — so the word covers mental pain as readily as physical.

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