痛苦 tòng kǔ pain / suffering / painful / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / 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 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time 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 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 试用期 試用期 shì yòng qī trial period / probationary period 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 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn 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 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 保修期 bǎo xiū qī guarantee period / warranty period 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 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 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 环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context) 战国时代 戰國時代 zhàn guó shí dài the Warring States period (475-221 BC) / Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century) 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 灼痛 zhuó tòng burn (i.e. wound) / burning pain 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) 第四纪 第四紀 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years) 宽限期 寬限期 kuān xiàn qī grace period / period of grace 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) 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 产褥期 產褥期 chǎn rù qī postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth) 时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period syn 时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 时光 時光 shí guāng time / era / period of time syn 年代 nián dài a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时代 時代 shí dài age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn 阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时期 時期 shí qī period / phase / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn 东京 東京 dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) 一阵 一陣 yī zhèn a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time) syn 季节 季節 jì jié time / season / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 早期 zǎo qī early period / early phase / early stage syn 年头 年頭 nián tóu start of the year / whole year / a particular year / period / days / epoch / a year's harvest syn 候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 月经 月經 yuè jīng menstruation / a woman's period syn 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn 后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 周期 週期 zhōu qī period / cycle 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 初期 chū qī initial stage / beginning period syn 游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn 句号 句號 jù hào full stop / period (punct.) syn 后期 後期 hòu qī late stage / later period syn 任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 晚期 wǎn qī later period / end stage / terminal syn 中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn 曙光 shǔ guāng the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period / a new beginning syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 前期 qián qī preceding period / early stage syn 例假 lì jià legal holiday / (euphemism) menstrual leave / menstrual period 一世 yī shì generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings) syn 