疼 téng

“(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly”

verb, adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

疼 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 440: 疼 téng — Level 2; official annotation 2（6） (形、（动）). PDF page 90

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用法How to use 疼

疼 means "to hurt" or "painful/sore," used for everyday aches in a body part: the usual pattern is [body part] + 疼, often with 很 or 有点儿 before 疼, as in 头疼 or 腿有点儿疼. It has a second common everyday sense, "to love dearly / dote on" (family affection), in which the loved person comes after it, as in 奶奶很疼我. The pain sense and the 'love' sense are distinguished purely by context.

例句Example sentences

我头疼。wǒ tóu téng.I have a headache.
你哪儿疼？nǐ nǎr téng?Where does it hurt?
奶奶最疼我。nǎi nai zuì téng wǒ.Grandma dotes on me most.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗我疼头。

✓我头疼。

For body aches, the body part comes before 疼; in this sense 疼 does not take the body part as its object.