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Meaning of 泣

Pinyin qì

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

to sob

Usage

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泣 [qì] 动 1. 小声哭。 (En.) to weep softly; to sob. 例如：～诉（哭着控诉）。抽～。哭～。涕～。 (For example: weep while accusing; to weep quietly; to cry; to shed tears.) 2. 眼泪。 (En.) tears. 例如：饮～。～下如雨。～血。 (For example: to drink tears; tears falling like rain; to weep blood.) 名眼泪 (En.: tear) 引 1. 《战国策·赵策》：持其踵为之泣。 2. 如闻泣幽咽。——唐·杜甫《石壕吏》诗 3. 宋·王谠《唐语林·雅量》：连拜且泣。 4. 明·崔铣《记王忠肃公翱三事》：太监泣别。例又如:泣励(哭着激励);泣詈(边哭边骂);泣血捶膺(形容悲痛欲绝的样子);泣血(无声痛哭，泪如血涌);泣别(流泪告别)。 (For example: to weep and encourage; to scold while crying; to beat one’s breast and weep blood (describes great sorrow); weeping blood (silent weeping with tears like blood); to part in tears.) 名眼泪 (En.: tear) 引 1. 《汉书·李广苏建传》：泣下沾衿。 2. 座中泣下谁最多。——唐·白居易《琵琶行(并序)》诗 3. 宋·欧阳修《伶官传(序)》：泣下沾襟。 4. 清·张廷玉《明史》：因泣下。 5. 泣涕(泣泪。眼泪);饮泣(含忍眼泪，形容极其悲痛)。 (For example: tears wetting his collar; who among them weeps the most; tears soaking the collar; weeping due to sorrow; weeping tears.)

啜泣 chuò qì

to sob

哭泣 kū qì

to weep

啜泣声 chuài qì shēng

whimpering

抽泣 chōu qì

to sob spasmodically

可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic

泣不成声 qǐ bù chéng shēng

choke with sobs / sobbing too much to speak

饮泣 yǐn qì

(literary) to weep in silence

泣血 qì xuè

Weeping blood

如泣如诉 rú qì rú sù

lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. mournful (music or singing)

喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì

crying tears of joy (idiom)

悲泣 bēi qì

to weep with grief

涕泣 tì qì

to weep / to shed tears

抽泣声 chōu qì shēng

Sobbing

哭泣声 kū qì shēng

Crying

泣鬼神 qì guǐ shén

Crying ghost

掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

惊天地泣鬼神 jīng tiān dì qì guǐ shén

Shocking Weeping

哀泣 āi qì

to wail

泣诉 qì sù

Sobbing

临泣 lín qì

Cry