疼téng(it) hurts; sore
疼 (téng) means "(it) hurts" or "sore," describing pain in part of the body. 我头疼 says my head hurts, and 你哪儿疼 asks where it hurts. As a verb it can also mean "to love dearly," as in 奶奶很疼我, said of an older relative who dotes on a child.
What does 疼 mean?
- 1.
(it) hurts; soreadjective
- 2.
to love dearlyverb
What does the character 疼 mean?
- 疼(it) hurts; sore
How do you use 疼?
疼 often follows a body part, as in 头疼 or 腿疼, and takes 很 or 有点 before it.
Patterns
Body part + 疼
我头疼。
Wǒ tóu téng.
My head hurts.
有点 + 疼
我的腿有点疼。
Wǒ de tuǐ yǒudiǎn téng.
My leg is a little sore.
What are some examples of 疼 in a sentence?
How is 疼 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你哪儿疼？
Nǐ nǎr téng?
Where does it hurt?
- Speaker B:
这里有一点疼，昨天打球的时候摔了。
Zhèlǐ yǒu yìdiǎn téng, zuótiān dǎ qiú de shíhou shuāi le.
It hurts a little here. I fell while playing ball yesterday.
- Speaker A:
明天去医院看看吧。
Míngtiān qù yīyuàn kànkan ba.
Go to the hospital tomorrow and have it checked.
- Speaker B:
好，我明天早上去。
Hǎo, wǒ míngtiān zǎoshang qù.
OK, I will go tomorrow morning.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.