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泣

qì

HSK 6 Character

What 泣 means

1. to sob

Example sentences

• 汤姆在啜泣。
  Tāngmǔ zài chuòqì.
  Tom was sobbing.
• 耶稣哭泣了。
  Jesus wept.
• 她开始哭泣。
  She began crying.
• 她正在抽泣。
  She was sobbing.
• 他正在抽泣。
  He was sobbing.
• 我们止不住哭泣。
  We couldn't keep from crying.

Words starting with 泣

• 泣不成声qì bù chéng shēng(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably
• 泣谏qì jiànto counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity

Words containing 泣

• 哭泣kū qìto weep
• 抽泣chōu qìto sob spasmodically
• 啜泣chuò qìto sob
• 可歌可泣kě gē kě qìlit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad…
• 哀泣āi qìto wail
• 垂泣chuí qìto shed tears
• 悲泣bēi qìto weep with grief
• 饮泣yǐn qì(literary) to weep in silence
• 喜极而泣xǐ jí ér qìcrying tears of joy (idiom)
• 如泣如诉rú qì rú sù(lit.) as if weeping and complaining (idiom); (fig.) (of music, singing etc) mournful
• 掩面而泣yǎn miàn ér qìto bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
• 牛衣对泣niú yī duì qìcouple living in destitute misery (idiom)
• 涕泣tì qìto weep; to shed tears
• 向隅而泣xiàng yú ér qì(idiom) to weep in solitude
• 如诉如泣rú sù rú qìsee 如泣如诉

Characters built on 立

These share the phonetic component 立 (lì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 粒lìgrain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 翌yìbright; tomorrow
• 笠lìbamboo rain hat
• 翊yìassist; ready to fly; respect

Characters that look like 泣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 注zhù(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject…
• 庭tíngmain hall; front courtyard; law court
• 波bōwave; ripple; storm
• 泳yǒngswimming; to swim
• 姥lǎograndma (maternal)
• 泷lóngrapids; waterfall; torrential (rain)

Sounds the same

Read qì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 气gas; air; smell; weather
• 汽steam; vapor
• 弃to abandon; to relinquish; to discard
• 器device; tool; utensil
• 迄as yet; until
• 契to carve; carved words; to agree
• 砌to build by laying bricks or stones
• 妻to marry off (a daughter)
• 讫finished
• 憩to rest
• 亟repeatedly; frequently
• 蟿(insect); Tryxalis masuta