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泣 qì

to cry, to sob, to weep

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵立 ⿰氵立

Memory hint: water

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  1. 她因为伤心而低声哭泣。
    Tā yīnwèi shāngxīn ér dīshēng kūqì.
    She wept quietly because she was sad.
    she because sad and low-voice weep
  2. 她为什么一个人在角落里哭泣？
    Tā wèishénme yī gè rén zài jiǎoluò lǐ kūqì?
    Why is she weeping alone in the corner?
    she why one (measure) person at corner inside weep (question)
  3. 别哭泣了，事情总会好起来的。
    Bié kūqì le, shìqing zǒng huì hǎo qǐlái de.
    Don't weep; things will get better eventually.
    don't weep (particle), matter always will good up (particle)
  4. 她虽然难过，却没有哭泣。
    Tā suīrán nánguò, què méiyǒu kūqì.
    Although she was sad, she didn't cry.
    she although sad, but not-have weep
  5. 在葬礼上，很多人都忍不住低声哭泣。
    Zài zànglǐ shàng, hěnduō rén dōu rěn bú zhù dīshēng kūqì.
    At the funeral, many people couldn't help weeping quietly.
    at funeral on, many person all cannot-help low-voice weep

Words with 泣 (1)