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| Pronunciation |
: |
kū |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- cry; weep. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
哭 |
| Usage |
: |
8% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. The baby cried for his mama. |
| hái |
zǐ |
kū |
zhe |
yào |
mā |
ma |
。 |
| 孩 |
子 |
哭 |
着 |
要 |
妈 |
妈 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 孩子 |
: |
baby, child, children |
| 哭 |
: |
cry |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 要 |
: |
want |
| 妈妈 |
: |
mother, mama |
|
| 2. What are you crying about? |
| nǐ |
kū |
shén |
me |
？ |
| 你 |
哭 |
什 |
么 |
？ |
|
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|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 哭 |
: |
cry |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
|
| 3. She was nearly in tears. |
| tā |
chà |
diǎn |
yào |
kū |
le |
。 |
| 她 |
差 |
点 |
要 |
哭 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 差点 |
: |
almost, nearly |
| 要 |
: |
want |
| 哭 |
: |
cry |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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MinMin,
2. What are you crying about?
nǐ kū shí me ？
你 哭 什 么 ？
“shi me” or “shen me”?
Hi Joe,
You are right. It should be “shén me”. I have corrected it.
Thanks.
hi Min Min
could u plse explain me that what’s difference between shi me, shen me?
Hi Saruul,
I have made a typing error. It should be “shen me”, and not “shi me”.