疼
téng
Pain
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Pain in Chinese: 疼 (téng)
Pain in Chinese is 疼 (téng). 疼 (téng) is spoken; 痛 (tòng) appears in compound terms like 头痛 headache. To be sick is 生病 (shēngbìng). Use 疼 (téng) for specific, localized pain; 痛 (tòng) is more common in compound medical terms.
Character breakdown
疒 (illness radical) + 冬 (dōng, phonetic component).
How native speakers say it
难受 (nánshòu): Feel awful / unwell; 酸痛 (suāntòng): Aching pain
Also searched as
sakit in Chinese; bahasa cinanya sakit; pain in Mandarin
High-yield phrases
难受
nánshòu
Feel awful / unwell
What patients actually say
酸痛
suāntòng
Aching pain
What patients actually say
痛
tòng
Pain (in compounds)
Related term
生病
shēngbìng
To be sick
Related term
不舒服
bù shūfu
Unwell / uncomfortable
Related term
哪里疼？
Nǎlǐ téng?
Where does it hurt?
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
哪里疼？
Nǎlǐ téng?
Where does it hurt?
patient
肚子疼。
Dùzi téng.
My stomach hurts.
Common mistakes
- Learn 疼 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is pain in Chinese?
Pain in Chinese is 疼 (téng).
How do Chinese patients say pain?
难受 (nánshòu): Feel awful / unwell; 酸痛 (suāntòng): Aching pain
How do I use 疼 with a patient?
哪里疼？ (Nǎlǐ téng?): "Where does it hurt?"