# 痛苦 (tòngkǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 痛苦 (tòngkǔ) means “pain; suffering; painful”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: pain; suffering; painful
- Pinyin: tòngkǔ (tong4 ku3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 失去好朋友让他很痛苦。
  Shīqù hǎo péngyou ràng tā hěn tòngkǔ.
  Losing a good friend made him feel painful.

## Characters

- [痛](https://hanziro.com/word/tong-ache/) (tòng): ache; pain
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship

https://hanziro.com/word/tong-ku-pain/

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