可歌可泣 meaning in English
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad
HSK 7-932 strokes
Meaning of 可歌可泣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kěgēkěqì
- lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
- happy and sad
- inspiring and tragic
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可 kě · can · 5 strokes
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歌 gē · song · 14 strokes
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可 kě · can · 5 strokes
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泣 qì · to cry · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 可歌可泣.
| 唱歌 | chànggē | to sing a song |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 可爱 | kě'ài | adorable; cute |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer |
| 可靠 | kěkào | reliable |
| 可乐 | kělè | amusing; entertaining |
| 歌声 | gēshēng | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet |
| 认可 | rènkě | to approve; approval |
| 歌迷 | gēmí | fan of a singer |
Questions about 可歌可泣
What does 可歌可泣 mean?
可歌可泣 (kěgē-kěqì) means "lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad".
How do you write 可歌可泣?
可歌可泣 is made of 4 characters: 可 (5 strokes), 歌 (14 strokes), 可 (5 strokes), 泣 (8 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
Is 可歌可泣 an HSK word?
Yes. 可歌可泣 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.