Meaning of 哭泣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kūqì
- to weep
哭泣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
齐里看到了里马哭泣。
Ziri saw Rima crying.
为打翻的牛奶而哭泣是没用的。
There's no use crying over spilt milk.
我们止不住哭泣。
We couldn't keep from crying.
她开始哭泣。
She began crying.
耶稣哭泣了。
Jesus wept.
Stroke order for each character
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哭 kū · to cry · 10 strokes
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泣 qì · to cry · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 哭泣.
| 哭笑不得 | kūxiào-bùdé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing |
| 可歌可泣 | kěgē-kěqì | lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad |
| 抽泣 | chōuqì | to sob spasmodically |
| 哭声 | kūshēng | sound of weeping |
| 大哭 | dàkū | to cry loudly |
| 哭哭啼啼 | kūkutítí | to weep endlessly; interminable wailing |
| 痛哭 | tòngkū | to cry bitterly |
| 哭喊 | kūhǎn | to wail |
| 啜泣 | chuòqì | to sob |
| 哭闹 | kūnào | to bawl, disturbing others |
| 哭诉 | kūsù | to lament; to complain tearfully |
Questions about 哭泣
What does 哭泣 mean?
哭泣 (kūqì) means "to weep" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 哭泣?
哭泣 is made of 2 characters: 哭 (10 strokes), 泣 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 哭泣 an HSK word?
Yes. 哭泣 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.