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HSK
2
哭
cry
Composition
Components
犬
bulldog
吅
boombox
Sounds
ku-
Koopa Troopa
-_
house
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
ku1
•
kū
Meaning
Primary
cry
Alternatives
crying, cries
Mnemonic
[ku-] Koopa Troopa
is in
[1] front
of the
[-_] house
, where a
犬 bulldog
is chasing him around the yard. Koopa
哭 cries
in fear, and grabs a
吅 boombox
that was on the ground and uses that to keep the
犬 bulldog
from biting him.
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tí
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weep aloud
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Found In Words
dàkū
大哭
cry loudly
fàngshēngdàkū
放声大哭
burst into tears
tòngkūliútì
痛哭流涕
weep bitterly
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