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How to Say ‘Does it hurt all the time, or sometimes?’ in Simplified Chinese

一直疼，还是有时候疼？

yì zhí téng hái shì yǒu shí hòu téng

[yìzhí téng háishi yǒushíhou téng]

💬 Usage Tip: Use 还是 (hái shi) to offer a choice between two options in a question: "A 还是 B?" No 吗 is needed at the end.

Phrase Breakdown

一直疼，

yì zhí téng

hurting all the time,

一直 (yìzhí) means continuously or all the time. 一 changes to the fourth tone (yì) before the second-tone 直.

Example

他一直在工作。

He has been working the whole time.

Words in this phrase

一直

yì zhí

[yìzhí]

straight; keep on

Means going in a straight line without turning.

Example

一直走，别拐弯。

Go straight, don't turn.

疼

téng

[téng]

to hurt; painful

Describes physical pain in a body part.

Example

我头疼。

I have a headache.

还是有时候疼？

hái shì yǒu shí hòu téng

or only sometimes?

还是 (háishi) means 'or' in questions. 有时候 (yǒu shíhou) means sometimes. Your voice can rise a little at the end.

Example

你喝茶还是喝咖啡？

Do you drink tea or coffee?

Words in this phrase

还是

hái shì

[háishi]

or

Used in questions to offer a choice between options.

Example

你喝茶还是咖啡？

Do you want tea or coffee?

有时候

yǒu shí hòu

[yǒushíhou]

sometimes

At certain times.

Example

我有时候坐出租车。

I sometimes take a taxi.

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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