Aches

Today here we would like to learn the word “疼” which means ache and its related words.

Ache means “to hurt” or “a pain”, We often combine the word ” 疼 ache” with parts of the body , For example, if we’ve a pain with our stomach, we say we’ve got astomachache 肚子疼. if your leg hurts, you say 腿疼.Most parts of the body that we combine with “疼 ” in Mandarin Chinese. Below are 15 parts of the body that we combine with “疼 “.

tóu téng
头疼
headache

dù zǐ téng
肚子疼
stomachache

tuǐ téng
腿疼
leg hurts

gēbó téng
胳膊疼
have a pain in one’s arm

ěrduǒ téng
耳朵疼
earache

yǎnjīng téng
眼睛疼
eyes hurt

yá téng
牙疼
toothache

sǎngzǐ téng
嗓子疼
sore throat

zuǐ téng
嘴疼
mouth pain

bízǐ téng
鼻子疼
nose hurts

shǒu téng
手疼
hand hurts

jiǎo téng
脚疼
feet ache

bèi téng
背疼
backache

xīgài téng
膝盖疼
knee hurts

xiōng téng
胸疼
have a pain in one’s chest

你怎么了?
A:What’t wrong with you?

我头疼/肚子疼/嗓子疼
B:I have got a headache/stomache/sore throat.

 

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