How to Say ‘If it still hurts after three days’ in Simplified Chinese
三天后还疼
sān tiān hòu hái téng
[sān tiān hòu hái téng]
💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "if" here. Chinese often leaves it out, and the "if" meaning comes from the follow-up part starting with 就 (jiù) "then".
Phrase Breakdown
三天后
sān tiān hòu
three days later
三天 (three days) + 后 (after). It means 'in three days' or 'after three days'.
三天后见。
See you in three days.
Words in this phrase
三
sān
[sān]
three
The number 3.
我有三个朋友。
I have three friends.
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.
那天我很忙。
I was very busy that day.
后
hòu
[hòu]
after; later
Indicates a point in time after a period.
三天后再打电话。
Call again in three days.
还疼
hái téng
still hurts
还 (still) + 疼 (hurt). 还 is said hái here, with a rising tone.
我的牙还疼。
My tooth still hurts.
Words in this phrase
还
hái
[hái]
still; yet
Adverb meaning something remains or continues to be the case.
今晚还有空桌吗？
Are there still free tables tonight?
疼
téng
[téng]
to hurt; painful
Describes physical pain in a body part.
我头疼。
I have a headache.
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