kū
矻
to cry; to weep
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to cry; to weep
The most common verb for crying, covering a wide range of emotions from sadness to joy (e.g., 喜极而哭). Contrast with 泣 (qì), which often implies silent weeping.
Hái孩
zi子
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
，
wā哇
wā哇
dà大
kū哭
。
The child fell down and burst into tears.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
kū哭
le了
。
Hearing the bad news, she couldn't help but cry.
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Bié别
kū哭
le了
，
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
huì会
hǎo好
qǐ起
lái来
de的
。
Don't cry, everything will get better.
Tā她
wèi为
diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
gǎn感
rén人
de的
jié结
jú局
ér而
kū哭
。
She cried because of the touching ending in the movie.
Yīng婴
ér儿
bàn半
yè夜
kū哭
xǐng醒
le了
。
The baby cried and woke up in the middle of the night.