哭

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Pronunciation : kū

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Meaning :
  1. 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 。

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她 : she
差点 : almost, nearly
要 : want
哭 : cry
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
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August 31st, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

Comments (2)

Joe - Xuesheng1September 1st, 2009 at 1:16 am

MinMin,

2. What are you crying about?
nǐ kū shí me ？
你 哭 什 么 ？

“shi me” or “shen me”?

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Min Min Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 3:37 am

Hi Joe,
You are right. It should be “shén me”. I have corrected it.
Thanks.

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