How to Say ‘How long has it been hurting?’ in Traditional Chinese
痛多久了？
tòng duō jiǔ le
[tòng duōjiǔ le]
💬 Usage Tip: The 了 at the end makes this about time up to now, "how long so far". You answer with the same 了: 三天了 "three days now".
Phrase Breakdown
痛
tòng
[tòng]
painful; to hurt
Describes physical pain in a part of the body.
我的頭很痛。
My head hurts a lot.
多久
duō jiǔ
[duōjiǔ]
how long
Asks about a length of time.
你等多久了？
How long have you been waiting?
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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