痛苦 tòng kǔ pain / suffering / painful / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 难受 難受 nán shòu to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 疼痛 téng tòng pain / (of a body part) to be painful / to be sore / to hurt / (of a person) to be in pain syn 销毁 銷毀 xiāo huǐ to destroy (by melting or burning) / to obliterate syn 哎哟 哎喲 āi yō hey / ow / ouch / interjection of pain or surprise syn 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn 伤痛 傷痛 shāng tòng pain (from wound) / sorrow syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 火热 火熱 huǒ rè fiery / burning / fervent / ardent / passionate syn 火烧 火燒 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake syn 痛楚 tòng chǔ pain / anguish / suffering syn 机车 機車 jī chē locomotive / train engine car / (Tw) scooter / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with / to be a pain in the ass / (Tw) damn! / crap! syn 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead syn 止痛 zhǐ tòng to relieve pain / to stop pain / analgesic 苦痛 kǔ tòng pain / suffering syn 剧痛 劇痛 jù tòng acute pain / sharp pain / twinge / stab / pang 镇痛 鎮痛 zhèn tòng to suppress pain 腹痛 fù tòng bellyache / stomach pain 灼热 灼熱 zhuó rè burning hot / scorching syn 苦楚 kǔ chǔ suffering / misery / pain (esp. psychological) syn 硬撑 硬撐 yìng chēng to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc syn 痛经 痛經 tòng jīng period pain / menstrual cramps / dysmenorrhea 钻心 鑽心 zuān xīn to sneak in / to infiltrate / to be piercingly painful / to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc) 啊哟 啊喲 ā yo interjection of surprise or pain / Oh / Ow / My goodness! 疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people) syn 绞痛 絞痛 jiǎo tòng sharp pain / cramp / griping pain / colic / angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom) syn 熏蒸 燻蒸 xūn zhēng (of sultry weather) to be stifling / (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs / to fumigate syn 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure syn 香炉 香爐 xiāng lú a censer (for burning incense) / incense burner / thurible 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks syn 炽烈 熾烈 chì liè burning fiercely / flaming / blazing syn 龇牙咧嘴 齜牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain) / to show one's teeth / to bare one's fangs syn 切肤之痛 切膚之痛 qiè fū zhī tòng keenly felt pain / bitter anguish syn 压痛 壓痛 yā tòng (medicine) tenderness / pain experienced when touched or palpated 痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) / to ponder about a painful experience syn 长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn long moan and short gasp (idiom) / continually moaning and groaning in pain syn 痛痒 痛癢 tòng yǎng pain and itch / sufferings / importance / consequence syn 火炭 huǒ tàn live coal / ember / burning coals 心痛 xīn tòng to feel distressed about sth / heartache / cardiac pain 刺痛 cì tòng to tingle / to sting / to have a sudden sharp pain / (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle / prick / sting / stab of pain 发烫 發燙 fā tàng burning hot 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 烧焦 燒焦 shāo jiāo to burn / to scorch / burned / burning / scorched / charred 胸闷 胸悶 xiōng mēn chest pain / chest distress 难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear 无痛 無痛 wú tòng painless / pain-free 烧结 燒結 shāo jié to sinter / to agglomerate ore by burning syn 离愁 離愁 lí chóu parting sorrow / pain of separation 哎呦 āi yōu (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc) / Oh my! / Uh-oh! / Ah! / Ouch! 隐痛 隱痛 yǐn tòng hidden anguish / secret suffering / (medicine) dull pain syn 减除 減除 jiǎn chú to reduce / to lessen (pain etc) / to deduct (from taxes) 祛风 祛風 qū fēng to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc) / lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM) 哎唷 āi yō interjection of pain or surprise / also written 哎喲|哎哟 心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 长明灯 長明燈 cháng míng dēng altar lamp burning day and night 痛 tòng ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly syn 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 楚 chǔ distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old) 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 火辣辣 huǒ là là scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful / burning / (of one's mood) agitated / heated / intense / (of a personality) fiery / sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot syn 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom) / fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet syn 止痛剂 止痛劑 zhǐ tòng jì an analgesic / pain killer 烧荒 燒荒 shāo huāng to clear waste land or forest by burning / slash-and-burn (agriculture) 热辣辣 熱辣辣 rè là là burning hot / scorching / (of food) spicy hot / (of news, topics etc) sensational / attention-grabbing / emotionally intense syn 讨嫌 討嫌 tǎo xián disagreeable / hateful / a pain in the neck 隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 gé àn guān huǒ to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) syn 劳什子 勞什子 láo shí zi (dialect) nuisance / pain 哀兵必胜 哀兵必勝 āi bīng bì shèng an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom) syn 不胜其苦 不勝其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ unable to bear the pain (idiom) 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 爱别离苦 愛別離苦 ài bié lí kǔ (Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[ba1 ku3] 火湖 huǒ hú burning lake / lake of burning sulfur / inferno (in Christian mythology) 闪痛 閃痛 shǎn tòng stabbing pain / intermittent flash of pain 抽痛 chōu tòng to throb with pain / throbbing pain / twang / pang / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 洋罪 yáng zuì terrible pain / torture / (coll.) pain suffered at the hands of foreigners 焌 qū to extinguish a burning object / to singe sth with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette) / to stir-fry / to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food 熰 ǒu copious smoke produced by smoldering firewood / half alight / to use the smoke of burning wormwood etc to repel insects 乐经 樂經 yuè jīng Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 火刑 huǒ xíng execution by fire / burning at the stake 煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán qí burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom) / to cause internecine strife syn 燃煤锅炉 燃煤鍋爐 rán méi guō lú coal burning boiler 秦火 qín huǒ the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC 聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) / fig. ambitious student from impoverished background / burning the midnight oil 隐燃 隱燃 yǐn rán burning with no flame / fire beneath the surface / hidden combustion 露天焚烧 lù tiān fén shāo open burning 露天爆燃 lù tiān bào rán Open Burning and Open Detonation 计划烧除法 controlled burning 生物质燃烧 生物質燃燒 shēng wù zhì rán shāo biomass burning 焚妻 wife-burning 焚烧场 焚燒場 burning ground 焚烧箱 焚燒箱 burning tank 欲火焚身 慾火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn burning with desire 火烫 火燙 huǒ tàng burning hot / fiery / to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs 薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another 