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- 痛哭 [tòngkū]
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痛心地哭;大哭
- 放声痛哭。
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痛心地哭;大哭
Examples
- 痛哭失声
- be choked with tears; cry oneself hoarse → 失声
- 痛哭流涕
- weep bitter tears; cry one's heart out → 涕
- 痛哭
- cry (or weep) bitterly; wail → 痛
- 听到这个消息她禁不住痛哭失声。 → 失
- 他一听说好友遇难了，当场痛哭起来。 → 痛哭
- 听到噩耗他一下跌坐在地, 失声痛哭。
- On hearing the bad news, he fell to the ground and cried his heart out. → 跌坐
- 凶耗传来, 他痛哭失声。
- Hearing the death notice, he broke out crying. → 凶耗
- 如今骨肉重圆，他们一家抱头痛哭。 → 重圆
- 当我听到爷爷去世的消息时，顿时抑制不住而痛哭流涕。 → 痛哭流涕
- 听到父亲的死讯, 他兄弟二人痛哭流涕。
- Both the brothers cried their hearts out on hearing of their father's death. → 痛哭流涕
Collocations
- 痛哭失声
- to burst out crying
- 抱头痛哭
- to cry on each other's shoulders
- 痛哭流涕
- to cry one's eyes out
- 放声痛哭
- to cry loudly
- 痛哭不止
- to cry endlessly
- 痛哭一场
- a good cry
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