Chinese word

牙痛

Pronunciation

Pinyinyá tòng

Meaning

  • nountoothache

Example

牙痛的时候我不能吃东西。yá tòng de shí hòu wǒ bù néng chī dōng xī

When I have a toothache, I can't eat.

Illustration for 牙痛 (toothache)

More examples

我昨晚因为牙痛没睡好。wǒ zuó wǎn yīn wèi yá tòng méi shuì hǎo

I didn't sleep well last night because of a toothache.

Core concept

Pain focused in one or more teeth, making the small area used for biting feel sore or sharp.

Common phrases

  • 有牙痛yǒu yá tòng

    have a toothache

  • 牙痛发作yá tòng fā zuò

    toothache comes on

Similar words

牙疼yá téng: A short, casual way to describe pain in a tooth or teeth.
齿痛chǐ tòng: A brief, compact expression for pain in a tooth or teeth.

Definition in Chinese

牙痛是指一颗或多颗牙齿出现局部疼痛的症状。yá tòng shì zhǐ yì kē huò duō kē yá chǐ chū xiàn jú bù téng tòng de zhèng zhuàng

Word origin

牙 (yá, "tooth") + 痛 (tòng, "pain") forms a direct compound meaning pain in a tooth or teeth.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, Chinese can place this body-symptom word directly after the person, without adding a separate verb equivalent to English have.

Related words

  • 牙痛药yá tòng yàotoothache medicinenoun

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