痛哭 meaning in English

tòngkū

to cry bitterly

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Meaning of 痛哭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tòngkū
  1. to cry bitterly

痛哭 in example sentences

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

她tā痛tòng哭kū了le起qǐ来lái。
She cried bitterly.
她tā痛tòng哭kū。
She wept bitterly.

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痛 tòng · ache · 12 strokes

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哭 kū · to cry · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 痛哭.

痛苦tòngkǔpain; suffering
痛快tòngkuàidelighted; to one's heart's content
疼痛téngtòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt
哭泣kūqìto weep
悲痛bēitònggrieved; sorrowful
痛心tòngxīngrieved; pained
惨痛cǎntòngbitter; painful
哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdélit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing
头痛tóutòngto have a headache
痛恨tònghènto detest; to loathe
心痛xīntòngto feel distressed about sth; heartache
伤痛shāngtòngpain (from wound); sorrow

Questions about 痛哭

What does 痛哭 mean?

痛哭 (tòngkū) means "to cry bitterly".

How do you write 痛哭?

痛哭 is made of 2 characters: 痛 (12 strokes), 哭 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.