哭泣 kūqì to weep
怎么记住“哭泣”: 哭 cry + 泣 to cry = to weep.
汉字
用法
- To weep (quietly) - 独自哭泣 (dúzì kūqì) weep alone.
- More formal and softer than everyday 哭 (kū, to cry); implies restrained, often silent tears. Written/literary register.
例句
- 她开始哭泣。 Tā kāishǐ kūqì.She began crying.
- 我的母亲只是默默地哭泣。 Wǒ de mǔqīn zhǐshì mòmòdì kūqì.My mother did nothing but weep.