To cry in Chinese: 哭 (kū)
kū
to cry
Definitions
- 1to cry; to weep
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄎㄨ
kū
Example sentences
See 哭 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
妈妈哭了。
mā ma kū le。
Mummy cried.
他只是哭。
tā zhǐ shì kū。
He did nothing but cry.
Related words
哭泣
kū qì
to weep
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
裤子
kù zi
variant of 裤子, trousers
筷子
kuài zi
chopsticks
蓝
lán
blue
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
了解
liǎo jiě
to understand
离开
lí kāi
to depart
礼物
lǐ wù
gift
历史
lì shǐ
history
脸
liǎn
face
练习
liàn xí
to practice
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