痛苦 tòng kǔ pain / suffering / painful / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 肚子 dù zi belly / abdomen / stomach / 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 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 咕噜 咕嚕 gū lu (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach) / to coo (of a dove) / rumbling / noisy drinking sound 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 肠胃 腸胃 cháng wèi stomach and intestine / digestive system 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 空心 kòng xīn on an empty stomach syn 洗胃 xǐ wèi (medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage / to get one's stomach pumped 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 胃癌 wèi ái stomach cancer 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 空腹 kōng fù an empty stomach 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! 心口 xīn kǒu pit of the stomach / solar plexus / words and thoughts syn 疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people) syn 胃病 wèi bìng stomach trouble / stomach illness 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 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 脾胃 pí wèi spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM) / preferences / one's taste (e.g. in literature) syn 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 离愁 離愁 lí chóu parting sorrow / pain of separation 百叶 百葉 bǎi yè tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food) 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 吃坏 吃壞 chī huài to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating 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) 痛 tòng ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly syn 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 胃 wèi stomach / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 趴 pā to lie on one's stomach / to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) / (Tw) percent syn 楚 chǔ distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old) 腹 fù abdomen / stomach / belly syn 咕 gū (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc 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 饥肠辘辘 飢腸轆轆 jī cháng lù lù stomach rumbling with hunger syn 食不果腹 shí bù guǒ fù lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken syn 胃寒 wèi hán stomach cold (TCM) 六腑 liù fǔ (TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2guang1] syn 积食 積食 jī shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM) 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom) / fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness / (jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty / (of one's stomach) to be rumbling 脘 guǎn internal cavity of stomach 脘 wǎn internal cavity of stomach 讨嫌 討嫌 tǎo xián disagreeable / hateful / a pain in the neck 劳什子 勞什子 láo shí zi (dialect) nuisance / pain 不伤脾胃 不傷脾胃 bù shāng pí wèi lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach / fig. something that is not critical 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) / fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities 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] 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 兵马未动,粮草先行 兵馬未動,糧草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom) / logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach 和胃力气 和胃力氣 hé wèi lì qì to harmonize the stomach and rectify qi 氣|气[qi4] (Chinese medicine) 咕咕叫 gū gū jiào sound made by an empty stomach 心窝儿 心窩兒 xīn wō r one's breast / the pit of one's stomach syn 志坚胆壮 志堅膽壯 zhì jiān dǎn zhuàng to have the stomach and determination to do sth (idiom) 泛酸 fàn suān pantothenic acid / vitamin B5 / to surge up (of acid in the stomach) 益胃生津 yì wèi shēng jīn to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom) 蜂巢胃 fēng cháo wèi reticulum (second stomach of ruminants) / honeycomb tripe 饱嗝儿 飽嗝兒 bǎo gé r to belch (on a full stomach) syn 幽门螺杆菌 幽門螺桿菌 yōu mén luó gǎn jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) 嗳腐吞酸 噯腐吞酸 ài fǔ tūn suān putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term) 人是铁饭是钢 人是鐵飯是鋼 rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright 停食 tíng shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM) 存食 cún shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM) syn 害肚子 hài dù zi upset stomach / stomachache 幽门螺旋杆菌 幽門螺旋桿菌 yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) 幽门螺旋菌 幽門螺旋菌 yōu mén luó xuán jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) 瓣胃 bàn wèi omasum (third compartment of a ruminant's stomach)