煎熬 jiān'áo ordeal Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 jiān'áo 2 ordeal 1torment 1 2 sentences 他在痛苦中煎熬了许多年。 tā zài tòngkǔ zhōng jiān'áo le xǔduō nián. He suffered in agony for many years. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary漫长的等待对他来说是一种煎熬。 màncháng de děngdài duì tā lái shuì shì yī zhǒng jiān'áo. The long wait was an ordeal for him. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary