疼 (téng) means Ache (sore - hurts - pain - love). Below are 24 of the 33 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
走了一天，脚很 疼 。
Zǒu le yì tiān, jiǎo hěn téng.
After walking all day my feet really hurt.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 疼
背包压得肩膀 疼 。
Bèibāo yā de jiānbǎng téng.
The backpack made my shoulders ache.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 肩膀
这种药能缓解 疼 痛。
Zhè zhǒng yào néng huǎnjiě téngtòng.
This medicine can relieve pain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 缓解
我今天脑袋有点 疼 。
Wǒ jīntiān nǎodai yǒudiǎn téng.
My head hurts a little today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 脑袋
爬山以后腿有点儿 疼 。
Páshān yǐhòu tuǐ yǒudiǎnr téng.
My legs ache a little after the climb.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 爬山
运动以后肌肉有点 疼 。
Yùndòng yǐhòu jīròu yǒudiǎn téng.
My muscles ache a bit after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 肌肉
爷爷很 疼 爱这个孙子。
Yéye hěn téng ài zhège sūnzi.
Grandpa dotes on this grandson.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 疼爱
他喉咙 疼 ，说话很轻。
Tā hóulóng téng, shuōhuà hěn qīng.
His throat hurts and he speaks very softly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 喉咙
他被烫得舌头都 疼 了。
Tā bèi tàng de shétou dōu téng le.
It was so hot it burned his tongue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 舌头
他心 疼 那笔白花的钱。
Tā xīnténg nà bǐ bái huā de qián.
He grudges that wasted money.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 心疼
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From the graded readers
我的头很 疼 ，身体也很热。
wǒ de(possessive) tóu hěn téng, shēntǐ yě hěn rè.
My head hurt and my body was hot.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
我的手被地上的小石头划破了，很 疼 。
wǒ de(possessive) shǒu bèi dìshàng de / dì xiǎo shítou huà / huá pò le / liǎo / liào, hěn téng.
My hands were scraped by the small stones on the ground and it hurt.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
From the travel phrasebook
疼 appears in 33 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 疼
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 疼
How is 疼 used in a sentence?
This page shows 33 sentences using 疼 (téng, "Ache (sore - hurts - pain - love)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 疼 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 疼 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 疼 an HSK word?
Yes — 疼 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 疼?
The dictionary page for 疼 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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