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burst into tears

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fang4sheng1da4ku1 fàngshēngdàkū

Meaning


Primary

burst into tears

Alternatives

cry loudly, sob loudly

Mnemonic


When you 放聲大哭 burst into tears, you 放 release a loud noise with your 聲 voice, then have a 大 big 哭 cry.

Usage


我 要 放聲大哭!

I want to burst into tears!

當 她 聽到 壞 消息 時,她 放聲大哭 了。

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

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