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哭哭啼啼 meaning in English

kūkutítí

to weep endlessly; interminable wailing

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Meaning of 哭哭啼啼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kūkutítí
  1. to weep endlessly
  2. interminable wailing

哭哭啼啼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā一yì直zhí哭kū哭kū啼tí啼tí。
She did nothing but cry all the while.

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哭 kū · to cry · 10 strokes

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哭 kū · to cry · 10 strokes

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啼 tí · to weep · 12 strokes

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啼 tí · to weep · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 哭哭啼啼.

哭泣kūqìto weep
哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdélit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing
哭声kūshēngsound of weeping
大哭dàkūto cry loudly
痛哭tòngkūto cry bitterly
哭喊kūhǎnto wail
哭闹kūnàoto bawl, disturbing others
哭诉kūsùto lament; to complain tearfully

Questions about 哭哭啼啼

What does 哭哭啼啼 mean?

哭哭啼啼 (kūkutítí) means "to weep endlessly; interminable wailing".

How do you write 哭哭啼啼?

哭哭啼啼 is made of 4 characters: 哭 (10 strokes), 哭 (10 strokes), 啼 (12 strokes), 啼 (12 strokes). That is 44 strokes in total.