Meaning
to sob
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 泣 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 哭泣kū qìto weep
- 可歌可泣kě gē kě qìlit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad; inspiring and tragic
- 悲泣bēi qìto weep with grief
- 抽泣chōu qìto sob spasmodically
- 饮泣yǐn qì(literary) to weep in silence
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Example Sentence
听到这个悲伤的故事，她忍不住哭泣起来。Tīng dào zhè ge bēi shāng de gù shi, tā rěn bu zhù kū qì qǐ lái.Hearing this sad story, she could not help but weep.
听到Tīng dàoto hear这个zhè ge(pronoun) this悲伤bēi shāngsad的deof故事gù shiold practice，她tāshe忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help哭泣kū qìto weep起来qǐ láito stand up。