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痛定思痛

tòngdìngsītòng

to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
- ，。
  After the pain subsided, he decided to make a change.
貳动verb
to ponder about a painful experience
- ，。
  After reflecting on the pain he had endured, he decided to change.

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痛定思痛

Traditional痛

tòngdìngsītòng

to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
- ，。
  After the pain subsided, he decided to make a change.
貳动verb
to ponder about a painful experience
- ，。
  After reflecting on the pain he had endured, he decided to change.

STROKE ORDER

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⿸(surround upper-left)

sicknessRadical 104 · 12 strokes

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

痛

疒(illness; disease)RADICAL
甬(tube; conduct straight)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A sharp pain like a tube piercing straight through the body causes illness everywhere.

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