"哭" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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哭
Trad. 哭
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 口口犬
口 + 犬
Prononciation
Mandarin kū
Entry Methods
Pinyin ku1
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口口戈乂
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Level 3
哭 kū to cry / to weep
Results beginning with 哭
哭泣 kū qì to weep
哭声 kū shēng sound of weeping
哭诉 kū sù to lament / to complain tearfully / to wail accusingly
哭喊 kū hǎn to wail
哭丧 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
哭穷 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty / to complain about being hard up / to pretend to be poor
哭脸 kū liǎn to weep / to snivel
哭灵 kū líng to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
哭闹 kū nào to bawl, disturbing others
哭墙 Kū qiáng Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
哭腔 kū qiāng sobbing tone / sob / dirge / opera tune portraying mourning
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哭鼻子 kū bí zi to snivel (usually humorous)
哭秋风 kū qiū fēng autumnal sadness
哭丧棒 kū sāng bàng mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
哭丧脸 kū sang liǎn to pull a long face / sullen / also written 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸
哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
哭丧着脸 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression
哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí to weep endlessly / interminable wailing
哭天抹泪 kū tiān mǒ lèi to wail and whine / piteous weeping
哭声震天 kū shēng zhèn tiān lit. cries of grief shake the heavens / great sorrow (idiom)
哭得死去活来 kū de sǐ qù huó lái to cry one's heart out
Approximate Results for 哭
大哭 dà kū to cry loudly
痛哭 tòng kū to cry bitterly
啼哭 tí kū to cry / to wail
号哭 háo kū to bawl / to wail / to cry
嚎哭 háo kū to bawl / to cry / to wail / to howl / also written 號哭|号哭[hao2 ku1]
哀哭 āi kū to weep in sorrow
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爱哭鬼 ài kū guǐ crybaby
鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
鬼哭狼嗥 guǐ kū láng háo variant of 鬼哭狼嚎[gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2]
狼号鬼哭 láng háo guǐ kū lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom) / pathetic screams
痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears
哀哭切齿 āi kū qiè chǐ weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder
悲歌当哭 bēi gē dàng kū to sing instead of weep (idiom)
放声大哭 fàng shēng dà kū to burst into tears / to sob loudly / to bawl
嚎啕大哭 háo táo dà kū to wail / to bawl (idiom)
尖声啼哭 jiān shēng tí kū squeal
猫哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
猫哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
同声一哭 tóng shēng yī kū to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
眼皮哭肿 yǎn pí kū zhǒng to have eyelids swollen from crying / very unhappy (idiom)
装酸哭穷 zhuāng suān kū qióng to dress poorly an plead poverty (even though rich) (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊 yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào to make a terrible scene (idiom) / to throw a tantrum
会哭的孩子有奶吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
会哭的孩子有糖吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
打翻了的牛奶而哭泣 dǎ fān le de niú nǎi ér kū qì to weep over spilt milk
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