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放声大哭

fàng shēng dà kū

4-character word Traditional 放聲大哭

What 放声大哭 means

1. to sob loudly; to bawl

The characters in 放声大哭

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 声shēngsound; voice; tone
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 哭kūto cry; to weep

Example sentences

• 她闻讯放声大哭。
  Tā wénxùn fàngshēngdàkū.
  When she heard that, she broke into tears.