煎熬

HSK 7-9

jiān'áo

torment; suffer; trial (mental or physical)

Examples

等待真是煎熬

děngdài zhēnshi jiān'áo

Waiting is torture

他在病痛中煎熬

tā zài bìngtòng zhōng jiān'áo

He was tormented by illness

别让她再煎熬了

bié ràng tā zài jiān'áo le

Don't let her suffer anymore