táo
咷
cry; wail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cry loudly; to wail
literaryPrimarily used in the compound 号啕 (háotáo). Almost always appears in the set phrase 号啕大哭 (háotáo dàkū), meaning to cry one's heart out.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
è噩
hào耗
，
tā她
bù不
jīn禁
háo号
táo啕
dà大
kū哭
。
Hearing the terrible news, she couldn't help but wail loudly.
Hái孩
zi子
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
，
téng疼
de得
háo号
táo啕
bù不
zhǐ止
。
The child fell down and wailed endlessly from the pain.
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Tā他
yī一
biān边
háo号
táo啕
，
yī一
biān边
sù诉
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
de的
wěi委
qu屈
。
He wailed while telling his grievances.