kū
哭
cry; weep; sob
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to cry; to weep; to sob (to shed tears due to pain, sorrow, or emotional excitement, sometimes with sound)
Intransitive verb that can take resultative complements (e.g., 哭了, 哭醒). Often reduplicated as 哭哭 in casual speech.
Tā她
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
hòu后
shāng伤
xīn心
de地
kū哭
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
She started crying sadly after hearing the bad news.
Yīng婴
ér儿
zài在
gé隔
bì壁
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
kū哭
ge个
bù不
tíng停
。
The baby kept crying nonstop in the next room.
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Tā他
jī激
dòng动
de得
yī一
biān边
kū哭
yī一
biān边
gǎn感
xiè谢
dà大
jiā家
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
He was so moved that he thanked everyone for their help while crying.
Bié别
kū哭
le了
，
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
huì会
hǎo好
qǐ起
lái来
de的
。
Stop crying; everything is going to be okay.
Tā她
cháng常
cháng常
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
dú独
zì自
kū哭
qì泣
。
She often cries alone late at night.