疼 téng — to hurt, to be painful; sore
téng (second tone, rising)teng2
to hurt, to be painful; sore
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
Meanings
to hurt, to be painful; sore
Painful. The body part comes first as the subject: 我头疼, 我的腿很疼 — Chinese does not say "I have a pain in…".
adjective
Example sentences
- 我头疼，想去医院看看。我頭疼，想去醫院看看。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) tóu (second tone, rising) téng, (second tone, rising) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) yīyuàn (first tone, high and level) kànkan. (fourth tone, falling)···
I have a headache and want to see a doctor.
- 走了一天，我的腿很疼。Zǒule (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) tiān, (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) tuǐ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) téng. (second tone, rising)···
After walking all day my legs really ache.
Common mistakes
Not quite我有头疼。
Correct我头疼。
疼 is an adjective, so no 有 is needed. Name the body part as the subject and let 疼 be the predicate: 我头疼, 我牙疼.