Chinese word

难受

Pronunciation

Pinyinnán shòu

Meaning

  • adjectivesick

Example

我今天早上一直难受。wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shàng yì zhí nán shòu

I have been feeling sick all morning.

Illustration for 难受 (sick)

More examples

昨晚没睡好，今天头很难受。zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo jīn tiān tóu hěn nán shòu

I did not sleep well last night, and my head feels terrible today.

Core concept

A burden on the body or feelings that is hard to bear.

Common phrases

  • 感觉难受gǎn jué nán shòu

    feel sick

  • 很难受hěn nán shòu

    feel terrible

  • 心里难受xīn lǐ nán shòu

    feel upset

Similar words

不舒服bù shū fú: Being physically uncomfortable or not feeling well.
难过nán guò: Feeling sad and emotionally troubled.
头晕tóu yūn: Feeling dizzy, with the head or eyes seeming to spin.

Definition in Chinese

感到身体或情绪不舒服，难以承受或处于不佳状态。gǎn dào shēn tǐ huò qíng xù bù shū fú nán yǐ chéng shòu huò chǔ yú bù jiā zhuàng tài

Word origin

难 (nán, "difficult") + 受 (shòu, "endure") pictures a condition that is difficult to bear, whether it affects the body or the emotions.

Usage tips

  • When the cause is not clear, this broad word is useful, while a named symptom or feeling gives the listener more detail.

Other meanings

  • upsetadjective
  • painfuladjective
  • uncomfortableadjective

Opposites

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