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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

好了伤疤忘了疼

hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

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)

Sample Sentences

我北来后，他写了一信给我，信中说道，“我身体平安，惟膀子疼痛利害，举箸提笔，诸多不便，大约大去之期不远矣。”我读到此处，在晶莹的泪光中，又看见那肥胖的青布棉袍，黑布马褂的背影。唉！我不知何时再能与他相见！

wǒ běi lái hòu ，tā xiě le yī xìn gěi wǒ ，xìn zhōng shuō dào ，“wǒ shēntǐ píng ān ，wéi bǎngzi téngtòng lìhài ，jǔ zhù tí bǐ ，zhūduō bùbiàn ，dàyuē dàqù zhī qī bù yuǎn yǐ 。”wǒ dú dào cǐchù ，zài jīngyíng de lèiguāng zhōng ，yòu kànjiàn nà féipàng de qīngbù miánpáo ，hēibù mǎguà de bèiyǐng 。ài ！wǒ bùzhī héshí zài néng yǔ tā xiāngjiàn ！

After I settled in the north, he wrote a letter to me saying that: “I am well except for the pain in my shoulders. The pain makes eating and writing a little difficult. I think the end of my life is not too distant.” As I read this, thru my glistening eyes, I again see my father’s heavy figure in that dark blue turquoise robe. I sigh. I wonder when I shall see him again.

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是的是的。我一用左边牙齿嚼东西，就会有钻心般的疼痛，真难受。

shìde shìde 。wǒ yī yòng zuǒbian yáchǐ jiáo dōngxi ，jiù huì yǒu zuānxīn bān de téngtòng ，zhēn nánshòu 。

Yes, yes. As soon as I use the teeth on the left side of my mouth to chew things, I feel a piercing sort of pain. It’s really terrible.

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针很细的。而且只要医生技术好，病人本身放松，不会疼的，反而会缓解疼痛。现在还有高科技的微波针，一点也不疼。不过如果你实在怕针灸，刮痧或者拔火罐儿也行。

zhēn hěn xì de 。érqiě zhǐyào yīshēng jìshù hǎo ，bìngrén běnshēn fàngsōng ，bùhuì téng de ，fǎnér huì huǎnjiě téngtòng 。xiànzài hái yǒu gāokējì de wēibōzhēn ，yīdiǎn yě bù téng 。bùguò rúguǒ nǐ shízài pà zhēnjiǔ ，guāshā huòzhě bá huǒguànr yě xíng 。

The needles are very thin, and as long as the doctor's technique is good, and the patient himself is relaxed, it won't hurt--on the contrary it will actually alleviate pain. Now there are high-tech needles that are micro thin; they don't hurt at all. However, if you are really scared of acupuncture, scraping or cupping are also options.

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