呜
咽

To sob in Chinese: 呜咽 (wū yè)

wū yè

to sob

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嗚咽0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to sob
  2. 2to whimper

Stroke order

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呜
咽

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ㄨ

wū

ㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄧㄝˋ

yè

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

呜咽

Simplified

嗚咽

Traditional

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Related words

咽

yàn

to swallow

咽喉

yān hóu

throat

巫婆

wū pó

witch

屋顶

wū dǐng

roof

无比

wú bǐ

incomparable

无不

wú bù

none lacking

无偿

wú cháng

free

无敌

wú dí

unequalled

无恶不作

wú è bù zuò

not to shrink from any crime (idiom)

无非

wú fēi

only

无辜

wú gū

innocent

无故

wú gù

without cause or reason

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