sob; weep softly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sob; to weep softly with intermittent breaths
literaryDescribes a quiet, restrained form of crying, often with audible catches in the breath. More literary/descriptive than "哭".
Tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
hòu后
，
tā她
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
dī低
shēng声
chuò啜
qì泣
。
After hearing the bad news, she sobbed quietly in the corner.
Xiǎo小
nǚ女
hái孩
yīn因
wèi为
diū丢
le了
wán玩
jù具
ér而
chuò啜
qì泣
bù不
zhǐ止
。
The little girl kept sobbing because she lost her toy.
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Shēn深
yè夜
，
gé隔
bì壁
chuán传
lái来
duàn断
duàn断
xù续
xù续
de的
chuò啜
qì泣
shēng声
。
Late at night, intermittent sobbing sounds came from next door.