长痛不如短痛 cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony

CHARACTERS

长 cháng
HSK 2
long; length; excel in; leader
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
短 duǎn
HSK 3
short; brief; deficient, lacking
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter