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1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
3 scratching the surface
4 superficial
5 perfunctory

创巨痛深

chuāng jù tòng shēn

1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life

强忍悲痛

qiáng rěn bēi tòng

1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)

思之心痛

sī zhī xīn tòng

1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)

活血止痛

huó xuè zhǐ tòng

1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)

Sample Sentences

购买那些令人垂涎三尺的食物，和最为有效的能消除吃了它们而引起副作用的减肥方法，购买音量最大的音响和最有疗效的头痛片。

gòumǎi nàxiē lìngrén chuíxiánsānchǐ de shíwù ，hé zuìwéi yǒuxiào de néng xiāochú chī le tāmen ér yǐnqǐ fùzuòyòng de jiǎnféi fāngfǎ ，gòumǎi yīnliàng zuì dà de yīnxiǎng hé zuì yǒu liáoxiào de tóutòng piàn 。

buying those mouth-watering foods, which have the side effects of being the most effective way to lose weight, and buying the loudest speaker together the most effective headache tablets.

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啧啧啧，这种老板真难搞，一想到就头痛。

zézézé ，zhèzhǒng lǎobǎn zhēn nán gǎo ，yī xiǎngdào jiù tóutòng 。

Tsk, tsk. That kind of boss is really hard to deal with. My head hurts just thinking about it.

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医生，我咳嗽，鼻水也流个不停，身体忽冷忽热，头痛得快爆炸了，我是不是快死了？

yīshēng ，wǒ késou ，bíshuǐ yě liú gè bùtíng ，shēntǐ hūlěnghūrè ，tóutòng de kuài bàozhà le ，wǒ shì bùshì kuài sǐ le ？

Doctor, I keep coughing, my nose keeps running, I keep getting hot and cold flushes and my head feels like it's about to explode. Am I dying?

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我看书上说，空气、温度、湿度的改变，或是食物，像巧克力、花生等等，都可能引发偏头痛，你中午不是就说很闷，不舒服了？

wǒ kàn shūshàng shuō ，kōngqì 、wēndù 、shīdù de gǎibiàn ，huòshì shíwù ，xiàng qiǎokèlì 、huāshēng děngdeng ，dōu kěnéng yǐnfā piāntóutòng ，nǐ zhōngwǔ bùshì jiù shuō hěn mēn ，bù shūfu le ？

This book says that changes in the air, temperature, and humidity levels, or even food like chocolate,peanuts etc can all trigger a migraine. Didn't you say at noon that you felt stuffy and uncomfortable?

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我看你这是偏头痛，每次一发作，就什么事都不能做了吧？

wǒ kàn nǐ zhè shì piāntóutòng ，měicì yī fāzuò ，jiù shénmeshì dōu bù néng zuò le ba ？

I can tell it's a migraine, every time one flares up, you can't do a single thing (without it being unbearable)

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给我一颗吧，又犯头痛了。

gěi wǒ yī kē ba ，yòu fàn tóutòng le 。

pass me a tablet, i've got another migraine

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当然是真的。蛇酒有滋阴壮阳、祛湿散寒等功效，可以治疗头痛，骨痛，中风，特别是对风湿病的疗效尤为显著。男人女人老人都能喝。

dāngrán shì zhēnde 。shéjiǔ yǒu zīyīnzhuàngyáng 、qūshī sànhán děng gōngxiào ，kěyǐ zhìliáo tóutòng ，gǔtòng ，zhòngfēng ，tèbié shì duì fēngshībìng de liáoxiào yóu wéi xiǎnzhù 。nánrén nǚrén lǎorén dōu néng hē 。

Of course they're real. Snake liquor has effects like improving vitality, removing dampness and eliminating cold qi. It can be used to treat headaches, bone aches and stroke. It's especially well known for treating rheumatism. Men, women and the elderly can all drink it.

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你先别头痛，咱们一起再找找。说不定还能找出个千八百的，那咱们下个月就出去旅游一次，去上海怎么样？

nǐ xiān bié tóutòng ，zánmen yīqǐ zài zhǎo zhao 。shuōbudìng hái néng zhǎochū ge qiānbābǎi de ，nà zánmen xià ge yuè jiù chūqù lǚyóu yī cì ，qù Shànghǎi zěnmeyàng ？

This is no time for headaches. Let's look some more together. We might even find 800 or 1000. Let's go on a vacation next month. What do you think about Shanghai?

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现在就这风气。这是开刀做手术的大病，又不是看感冒头痛。连生孩子都得送红包。

xiànzài jiù zhè fēngqì 。zhè shì kāidāo zuò shǒushù de dàbìng ，yòu bù shì kàn gǎnmào tóutòng 。lián shēng háizi dōu děi sòng hóngbāo 。

That's just the way it is these days. This is a big surgery for a serious illness. It's not just your everyday checkup. Even when you give birth, you have to give a red envelope.

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足疗能治很多种病的。头痛、失眠、胃病都能治。

zúliáo néng zhì hěnduō zhǒng bìng de 。tóutòng 、shīmián 、wèibìng dōu néng zhì 。

Foot therapy can cure many different kinds of illnesses. Headaches, insomnia, stomach problems; they can all be cured.

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