阵痛

陣痛
zhèntòng
  1. labor pains
  2. (fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) growing pains; temporary difficulties
  2. (medicine) intermittent pains, especially labour pains; episodic pains
  3. growing pains; temporary difficulties
  4. intermittent pains, especially labour pains; episodic pains

Wiktionary

时作时止，断断续续的疼痛。多指产妇分娩过程中，因子宫规则收缩所造成的疼痛。

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Entry Composition

1 阵 zhèn
  1. disposition of troops
  2. wave
  3. spate
  4. burst
  5. spell
  6. short period of time
  7. classifier for events or states of short duration
2 痛 tòng
  1. ache
  2. pain
  3. sorrow
  4. deeply
  5. thoroughly

Containing this entry

阵痛期 zhèntòngqī trying times; painful phase