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呜咽 meaning in English

wūyè

to sob; to whimper

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 嗚咽16 strokes

Meaning of 呜咽

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wūyè
  1. to sob
  2. to whimper

Stroke order for each character

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呜 wū · the sound of someone crying or sobbing · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

咽 yàn · to swallow · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 呜咽.

咽喉yānhóuthroat
呜呜wūwū(interj) boo hoo
呜呼wūhūalas; alack
狼吞虎咽lángtūnhǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
咽下yànxiàto swallow
哽咽gěngyèto choke with emotion; to choke with sobs

Questions about 呜咽

What does 呜咽 mean?

呜咽 (wūyè) means "to sob; to whimper" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 呜咽?

呜咽 is made of 2 characters: 呜 (7 strokes), 咽 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 呜咽 an HSK word?

Yes. 呜咽 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 呜咽 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 呜咽 is written 嗚咽.

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