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to weep bitterly

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tong4ku1liu2ti4 tòngkūliútì

Meaning


Primary

to weep bitterly

Alternatives

weep bitterly, wept bitterly, weeps bitterly, weeping bitterly, to cry bitterly, cry bitterly

Mnemonic


痛哭流涕 To weep bitterly is 痛 to ache and 哭 to cry so intensely that your 涕 snot 流 flows down your face.

Usage


她 得知 壞 消息 後 痛哭流涕。

She wept bitterly after hearing the bad news.

他 在 告別 的 時候 痛哭流涕。

He wept bitterly at the farewell.

那個 小孩 因 為 被 打 而 痛哭流涕。

The child wept bitterly because he was hit.