Chinese Word: 哭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

哭HSK 3

Pinyin: kū

English Definition: to cry; to weep

Chinese Definition:
①因痛苦或悲哀而流泪发声：哭喊。哭泣。哭诉。哭腔。啼哭。长歌当哭。

Synonym: 泣

Antonyms: 笑

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 口

Ideographic:To shed a tear from your eyes 口 over a person 犬

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
  - 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 犬 [ quǎn ] dog

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哭泣HSK 6	kū qì	to weep
痛哭	tòng kū	to cry bitterly
哭笑不得HSK 4	kū xiào bù dé	lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears
啼哭	tí kū	to cry; to wail
哭诉	kū sù	to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly

1		tā 她 xiǎo shēng 小声 kū qì 哭泣， méi 没 rén 人 zhù yì dào 注意到。 She cried quietly and no one noticed.
2		tā 她 kū le 哭了 yī chǎng 一场， rán hòu 然后 gǎn jué 感觉 hǎo duō 好多 le 了。 She cried for a while and then felt much better.
3		tā 她 kàn dào 看到 zhè ge 这个 chǎng miàn 场面 bù jīn 不禁 kū le 哭了 qǐ lai 起来。 She couldn't help crying when she saw this scene.
4		mā ma 妈妈 yī 一 kàn dào 看到 wǒ 我， jiù 就 lì kè 立刻 kū le 哭了 qǐ lai 起来。 Mom started crying immediately when she saw me.
5		tā 她 de 的 yé ye 爷爷 qù shì 去世 le 了， tā 她 kū dé 哭得 bù néng zì yǐ 不能自已。 Her grandfather passed away, and she cried uncontrollably.

1		tā 她 xiǎo shēng 小声 kū qì 哭泣， méi 没 rén 人 zhù yì dào 注意到。 She cried quietly and no one noticed.
2		tā 她 kū le 哭了 yī chǎng 一场， rán hòu 然后 gǎn jué 感觉 hǎo duō 好多 le 了。 She cried for a while and then felt much better.
3		tā 她 kàn dào 看到 zhè ge 这个 chǎng miàn 场面 bù jīn 不禁 kū le 哭了 qǐ lai 起来。 She couldn't help crying when she saw this scene.
4		mā ma 妈妈 yī 一 kàn dào 看到 wǒ 我， jiù 就 lì kè 立刻 kū le 哭了 qǐ lai 起来。 Mom started crying immediately when she saw me.
5		tā 她 de 的 yé ye 爷爷 qù shì 去世 le 了， tā 她 kū dé 哭得 bù néng zì yǐ 不能自已。 Her grandfather passed away, and she cried uncontrollably.