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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.