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

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1		tā men 他们 ( duì 对 tā 她 ) yī 一 shuō 说， tā 她 jiù 就 kū 哭 le 了。 They told her and she wept.
2		dāng 当 gōng zhǔ 公主 tīng dào 听到 zhè xiē 这些 huà 话 shí 时， tā 她 kāi shǐ 开始 kū 哭 le 了 qǐ 起 lái 来。 When the princess heard this, she began to weep.
3		zuì hòu 最后 wǒ 我 yì zhí 一直 kū 哭 dào 到 shuì zháo 睡着 le 了。 I cried myself to sleep at last.
4		chū 出 le 了 shén 什 me 么 shì 事？ nǐ 你 wèi shén 为什 me 么 kū 哭？ What's up? Why are you crying?
5		nǐ men 你们 jiù 就 dōu 都 zài 在 yīn yǐng 阴影 lǐ 里 kū 哭 ba 吧！ All you cry in a shadow!".

1		tā men 他们 ( duì 对 tā 她 ) yī 一 shuō 说， tā 她 jiù 就 kū 哭 le 了。 They told her and she wept.
2		dāng 当 gōng zhǔ 公主 tīng dào 听到 zhè xiē 这些 huà 话 shí 时， tā 她 kāi shǐ 开始 kū 哭 le 了 qǐ 起 lái 来。 When the princess heard this, she began to weep.
3		zuì hòu 最后 wǒ 我 yì zhí 一直 kū 哭 dào 到 shuì zháo 睡着 le 了。 I cried myself to sleep at last.
4		chū 出 le 了 shén 什 me 么 shì 事？ nǐ 你 wèi shén 为什 me 么 kū 哭？ What's up? Why are you crying?
5		nǐ men 你们 jiù 就 dōu 都 zài 在 yīn yǐng 阴影 lǐ 里 kū 哭 ba 吧！ All you cry in a shadow!".