煎熬

jiānáo

HSK 7

煎熬 — jiānáo

1. to suffer; to endure torment or hardship

   他在病床上煎熬了好几个月，终于康复了。 tā zài bìngchuáng shàng jiānáo le hǎojǐgè yuè zhōngyú kāngfù le — He endured torment on his sickbed for several months before finally recovering.

2. ordeal; a period of intense suffering or torment

   等待结果的那段时间对她来说是一种煎熬。 děngdài jiéguǒ de nà duànshíjiān duì tā láishuō shì yīzhǒng jiānáo — The time waiting for the results was an ordeal for her.