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How to Say ‘My legs still hurt today.’ in Simplified Chinese

今天腿还疼。

jīn tiān tuǐ hái téng

[jeen-tyen tuǐ hái téng]

💬 Usage Tip: 还 (hái) before a word means "still". You can reuse it: 我还饿 "I'm still hungry".

Phrase Breakdown

今天

jīn tiān

[jeen-tyen]

today

The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.

Example

今天有一个很重要的职业活动。

Today there is a very important career event.

腿还疼。

tuǐ hái téng

my legs still hurt

腿 (tuǐ) means 'leg'. 还 (hái) means 'still'. 疼 (téng) means 'to hurt'.

Example

我的头还疼。

My head still hurts.

Words in this phrase

腿

tuǐ

[tuǐ]

leg

The limb used for walking.

Example

我的腿很累。

My legs are tired.

还

hái

[hái]

still

Indicates something remains or is still available.

Example

票还有吗?

Are there still tickets?

疼

téng

[téng]

to hurt; painful

Describes physical pain in a body part.

Example

我头疼。

I have a headache.

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