How to Say ‘How many days has it hurt?’ in Simplified Chinese
疼几天了？
téng jǐ tiān le
[téng jǐ tiān le]
💬 Usage Tip: The 了 at the end means "up to now," so the question asks how long the pain has lasted so far. Reuse the pattern for other things: 咳嗽几天了？ "How many days have you been coughing?"
Phrase Breakdown
疼
téng
[téng]
to hurt; painful
Describes physical pain in a body part.
我头疼。
I have a headache.
几
jǐ
[jǐ]
how many
Question word asking about a small number.
你有几个朋友？
How many friends do you have?
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.
那天我很忙。
I was very busy that day.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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