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头痛

tóu tòng

HSK 4

Meaning

  • to have a headache

Definition

头部疼痛;也比喻感到困扰或难以处理的事情。

Headache; also used metaphorically to mean a troublesome or difficult problem.

Usage

可作名词指生理上的头疼,也可作形容词或动词表示感到麻烦或棘手,常用于‘头痛的问题’等表达。

Can be used as a noun for physical headache, or as an adjective/verb to indicate something troublesome, often in expressions like '头痛的问题'.

Examples

  • 1 最近工作压力大,总是头痛。 (I've been under a lot of work pressure lately and often have headaches.)
  • 2 这件事让我很头痛,不知道怎么办。 (This matter is giving me a headache; I don't know what to do.)
  • 3 交通拥堵是城市管理的一大头痛问题。 (Traffic congestion is a major headache for urban management.)
  • 4 他因为头痛请了一天假。 (He took a day off because of a headache.)
  • 5 这道数学题真让人头痛。 (This math problem is really a headache.)
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