cry (v.)
HSK 3
Traditional
哭 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
苦 kǔ - bitter (adj.) | HSK 4
Examples
她哭了一整晚。 Tā kūle yī zhěng wǎn. - She cried all night long.
当他听到这个坏消息时，他哭了。 Dāng tā tīngdào zhège huàixiāo shí, tā kūle. - He cried when he heard the bad news.
孩子在玩的时候摔倒了，开始哭了起来。 Háizi zài wán de shíhou shuāidǎole, kāishǐ kūle qǐlái. - The child fell while playing and started crying.
他为了不让别人看到他哭，强忍着眼泪。 Tā wèile bù ràng biérén kàn dào tā kū, qiáng rěnzhe yǎnlèi. - He forced back his tears so others wouldn't see him cry.
看到这么多人为他哭泣，他也不禁哭了。 Kàndào zhème duō rén wèi tā kūqì, tā yě bùjǐn kūle. - Seeing so many people cry for him, he couldn't help crying too.
Phrases
哭泣 kū qì - to weep (v.) | HSK 6