痒 (癢)
yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

痒 (癢)
 - 
yǎng
  1. to itch
  2. to tickle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

痒
yǎng
  1. 1 to itch
  2. 2 to tickle
不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory
手痒
shǒu yǎng
  1. 1 (fig.) to itch (to do sth)
痛痒
tòng yǎng
  1. 1 pain and itch
  2. 2 sufferings
  3. 3 importance
  4. 4 consequence
瘙痒
sào yǎng
  1. 1 to itch
  2. 2 itchiness

Idioms (4)

不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory
心里痒痒
xīn lǐ yǎng yang
  1. 1 lit. itchy heart
  2. 2 to be itching to do sth (idiom)
虱多不痒
shī duō bù yǎng
  1. 1 many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others
  2. 2 Troubles never come singly.
  3. 3 It never rains but it pours.
隔靴搔痒
gé xuē sāo yǎng
  1. 1 lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 ineffectual

Sample Sentences

我呀，最近时运不济，感冒已经快一个月了，都不见好转，而且老板好像最近看我不顺眼，连蚊子都”叮”上我，痒死我了。
wǒ ya ，zuìjìn shíyùnbùjì ，gǎnmào yǐjīng kuài yī ge yuè le ，dōu bù jiàn hǎozhuǎn ，érqiě lǎobǎn hǎoxiàng zuìjìn kàn wǒ bù shùnyǎn ，lián wénzi dōu ”dīng ”shàng wǒ ，yǎng sǐ wǒ le 。
Me? Recently luck hasn't been on my side. I've had a cold for a month already, and it hasn't gotten any better, and my boss seems to be taking issue with me recently. Even mosquitoes have been picking on me, making me itch like crazy.
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欸欸欸，等等等等！这是什么偏方？我只听过冰敷能止痒。
èi èi èi ，děngdeng děngdeng ！zhè shì shénme piānfāng ？wǒ zhǐ tīng guo bīngfū néng zhǐ yǎng 。
Ahhh! Wait wait wait! What kind of folk remedy is this? I've only heard that using a cold compress can stop itching.
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哦，据我所了解，春季气候干燥，极其容易带走皮肤表面的水分，导致皮肤的屏障功能减弱，所以常常有皮肤干痒的问题。
ò ，jù wǒ suǒ liǎojiě ，chūnjì qìhòu gānzào ，jíqí róngyì dàizǒu pífū biǎomiàn de shuǐfèn ，dǎozhì pífū de píngzhàng gōngnéng jiǎnruò ，suǒyǐ chángcháng yǒu pífū gàn yǎng de wèntí 。
Oh, as far as I understand, the weather in spring is dry, so it is particularly easy to lose moisture from the surface of the skin, which weakens the protective ability of the skin, so the skin often gets dry and itchy.
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那你冷静，你给分析分析为什么男人出轨的几率那么高？过去说七年之痒，如今一年半载就开始“痒”了。
nà nǐ lěngjìng ，nǐ gěi fēnxi fēnxi wèishénme nánrén chūguǐ de jīlǜ nàme gāo ？guòqù shuō qīniánzhīyǎng ，rújīn yīniánbànzǎi jiù kāishǐ “yǎng ”le 。
If you're so cool and collected, can you analyze for me why men cheat at a higher rate? They used to talk about the "seven-year itch", now people start "itching" after about a year.
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一眨眼都七年啦！那确实要送个特别有纪念意义的。我想想啊，情侣对戒吧！俗话说“七年之痒”，是一个坎儿。送对戒的话，提醒他你们的爱情还要像新婚时一样甜蜜。
yī zhǎyǎn dōu qī nián la ！nà quèshí yào sòng gè tèbié yǒu jìniàn yìyì de 。wǒ xiǎng xiǎng a ，qínglǚ duìjiè ba ！súhuà shuō “qīniánzhīyǎng ”，shì yī gè kǎnr 。sòng duìjiè dehuà ，tíxǐng tā nǐmen de àiqíng hái yào xiàng xīnhūn shí yīyàng tiánmì 。
Seven years in the blink of an eye! Then you really need to give something especially commemorative. Let me think, how about his and hers matching rings? There's a saying "The seven-year itch" is a threshold. If you give matching rings it will remind him that your love is still as sweet as when you were newly married.
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宝贝，哪里痒？
bǎobèir ，nǎli yǎng ？
Darling, where does it itch?
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妈妈，我痒。
māma ，wǒ yǎng 。
Mom, I'm itchy.
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妈妈，痒死了，怎么办？
māma ，yǎng sǐle ，zěnmebàn ？
Mom, it's awfully itchy. What should I do?
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妈妈，我的头好痒。
māma ，wǒ de tóu hǎo yǎng 。
Mom, my head is so itchy.
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妈妈，狗狗也在挠痒痒。它是不是也有虱子？
māma ，gǒugou yě zài náo yǎngyang 。tā shì bu shì yě yǒu shīzi ？
Mom, the dog is also itching itself. Does it have lice too?
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