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歔欷

Word · VerbTraditional唏嘘

sob; sigh; weep

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to sob; to whimper; to weep audibly

literary

Describes the act of weeping with audible sobs or sighs, often used in literary contexts to express deep emotion, grief, or lament.

Tā他
àn暗
zì自
xū唏
xī嘘
 ,
bù不
gǎn敢
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
jiàn见
 。

He sobbed quietly to himself, not daring to let others see.

Lǎo老
rén人
xiǎng想
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
 ,
xū唏
xī嘘
bù不
yǐ已
 。

The old man thought of the past and could not stop weeping.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
bēi悲
jù剧
de的
jié结
jú局
lìng令
rén人
xū唏
xī嘘
 。

The ending of this tragedy is deeply lamentable.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
tā她
bù不
jìn禁
àn暗
zì自
xū唏
xī嘘
 。

Upon hearing the bad news, she couldn't help sighing and sobbing to herself.