HSK 5 · adjective · Practice

痛苦

tòngkǔ

pain; suffering; painful; miserable

失去亲人是件痛苦的事。

Shīqù qīnrén shì jiàn tòngkǔ de shì.

Losing a family member is a painful thing.

仇恨只会让人更痛苦。

Chóuhèn zhǐ huì ràng rén gèng tòngkǔ。

Hatred only makes people suffer more.

医生给他解除了不少痛苦。

Yīshēng gěi tā jiěchúle bù shǎo tòngkǔ。

The doctor relieved him of a lot of pain.

他终于从痛苦中解脱出来。

Tā zhōngyú cóng tòngkǔ zhōng jiětuō chūlái。

He finally freed himself from the pain.