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哭

kū · ku

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to cry; to weep
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Why are you crying?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)哭(kū)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why are you crying?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)哭(kū)，是(shì)洋葱(yángcōng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)哭(kū)的(de)！

    I'm not crying. The onion made me cry!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)切(qiē)吧(ba)。

    Let me cut.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)切(qiē)了(le)这么多(zhèmeduō)，怎么(zěnme)不(bù)哭(kū)？

    You've cut so many. Why aren't you crying?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)戴着(dàizhe)泳镜(yǒngjìng)呢(ne)！

    I'm wearing swim goggles!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)他(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)那(nà)个(ge)新(xīn)闻(wén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，他(tā)感(gǎn)动(dòng)得(de)哭(kū)了(le)。

He was moved to tears when he heard the news.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)今(jīn)天(tiān)居(jū)然(rán)会(huì)哭(kū)的(de)。

I never expected I would end up crying today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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