to cry bitterly; to wail
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to wail in sorrow; to cry out with grief
literaryDescribes an intense, vocal expression of grief or despair, more formal and literary than everyday crying (哭).
Dé得
zhī知
è噩
hào耗
，
tā她
bù不
jīn禁
zài在
zhòng众
rén人
miàn面
qián前
bēi悲
háo号
qǐ起
lái来
。
Upon hearing the tragic news, she couldn't help but wail in front of everyone.
Fēng风
shēng声
rú如
yuàn怨
rú如
sù诉
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
shì是
shì逝
zhě者
zài在
yuǎn远
chù处
bēi悲
háo号
。
The wind sounded like a plaintive cry, as if the deceased were wailing in the distance.
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Miàn面
duì对
jiā家
guó国
de的
lún沦
sàng丧
，
shī诗
rén人
bēi悲
háo号
bù不
yǐ已
。
Facing the ruin of his homeland, the poet wailed incessantly.