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放声大哭

burst into tears

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fang4sheng1da4ku1 • fàngshēngdàkū

Meaning

Primary

burst into tears

Alternatives

cry loudly, sob loudly

Mnemonic

When you 放声大哭 burst into tears, you 放 release a loud noise with your 声 voice, then have a 大 big 哭 cry.

Usage

我 要 放声大哭！

I want to burst into tears!

当 她 听到 坏 消息 时，她 放声大哭 了。

When she heard the bad news, she burst into tears.

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