HSK 6 HSK V7-9
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折磨

/ zhémó /
Strokes

Definition

to torment/to torture

Example

As a Verb

torture; cause physical or mental suffering; torment

1
Nèijiù
内疚
日夜
zhé
折磨
zhāo
de
liángzhī
良知
  

The feeling of guilt gnawed at my conscience day and night.

2
wéi
yōu
忧郁
suǒ
zhé
折磨
  

He fell a prey to melancholy.

3
Èmèng
噩梦
shíshí
时时
zhé
折磨
zhāo
  

Nightmares afflict me all the time. / I'm haunted by nightmares.

4
Shòu
bìng
疾病
de
zhé
折磨

suffer severely from a lingering illness; suffer torment/torture from a disease

5
Zhé
折磨
zhì
致死

torture to death