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痛定思痛
tòng​dìng​sī​tòng

to learn from a painful lesson

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 痛 tòng adjectivenoun
    painful
    physically painful; to ache; to feel a sore or sharp pain
  2. 定 dìng verbadjective
    calm
    (bound form) to become calm; to stabilize or compose one's mind
  3. 思 sī verbadjective
    to think
    (bound form) to think; to consider; to deliberate
  4. 痛 tòng adjectivenoun
    painful
    physically painful; to ache; to feel a sore or sharp pain