哭 kū — to cry, to weep
kū (first tone, high and level)ku1
to cry, to weep
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to cry, to weep
To cry. It is intransitive: what makes you cry is stated before it, often with 因为 — 他因为害怕哭了.
verb
Example sentences
- 孩子哭了，妈妈马上过来了。孩子哭了，媽媽馬上過來了。Háizi (second tone, rising) kū (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) māma (first tone, high and level) mǎshàng (third tone, dipping) guòlai (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···
The child started crying and his mother came over at once.
- 别哭了，问题一定能解决。別哭了，問題一定能解決。Bié (second tone, rising) kū (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) wèntí (fourth tone, falling) yídìng (second tone, rising) néng (second tone, rising) jiějué. (third tone, dipping)···
Stop crying — the problem can certainly be sorted out.