折磨 zhémó to torment
to torment; to torture
How to remember 折磨: 折 break + 磨 millstone = to torment.
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How it is used
- To torment, cause prolonged suffering - 被病痛折磨 (bèi bìngtòng zhémó) tormented by illness, 折磨得死去活来 tortured half to death.
- Physical or mental anguish drawn out over time, not a single blow.