哭 (kū) — to cry; to weep.
Memory aid: Two mouths 口口 wailing over a dog 犬: crying loudly.
Example sentences with 哭:
- 妹妹哭了。 — Mèimei kū le. — My younger sister cried.
- 小孩子别哭，妈妈马上就回来。 — Xiǎoháizi bié kū, māma mǎshàng jiù huílái. — Little child, don't cry, mom will be back soon.
- 看电影的时候，她感动得哭了。 — Kàn diànyǐng de shíhòu, tā gǎndòng de kū le. — When watching the movie, she was so moved that she cried.
- 听到这个消息，他忍不住哭了起来。 — Tīngdào zhège xiāoxī, tā rěnbuzhù kū le qǐlái. — Upon hearing this news, he couldn't help but start crying.
- 别为了这点小事哭鼻子，太没出息了。 — Bié wèile zhè diǎn xiǎoshì kūbízi, tài méi chūxī le. — Don't cry over such a trivial matter; it's very spineless.
- 面对生活的重重挫折，他从未流泪哭泣。 — Miànduì shēnghuó de chóngchóng cuòzhé, tā cóngwèi liúlèi kūqì. — Facing the many setbacks of life, he has never shed tears or wept.
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