哭哭啼啼 (kū kū tí tí): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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哭哭啼啼
哭哭啼啼 (kū kū tí tí): Sobbing and whining (idiomatic expression (verb-like)) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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哭 • kū • cry • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
kū
哭
cry
哭 • kū • cry • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
kū
哭
cry
啼 • tí • cry; crow; chirp
tí
啼
cry; crow; chirp
啼 • tí • cry; crow; chirp
tí
啼
cry; crow; chirp
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More common words that include characters from 哭哭啼啼.
Words with
哭
哭泣
kū qì
to weep
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
not knowing whether to laugh or cry / in a dilemma
哭了
kū le
cried; started crying
哭喊
kū hǎn
cry out, shout in tears
哭声
kū shēng
crying sound
哭笑
kū xiào
cry and laugh
哭诉
kū sù
complain tearfully, sob out
哭闹
kū nào
to cry and fuss
Words with
啼
啼叫
tí jiào
to crow, to chirp (of birds/animals)
啼哭
tí kū
to cry, to wail
啼鹃
tí juān
crying cuckoo (literary)
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
not knowing whether to laugh or cry
月落乌啼
yuè luò wū tí
the moon sets, the crows caw (poetic scene)
猿啼猴啸
yuán tí hóu xiào
Describes a desolate, wild, or mournful atmosphere, often in a remote mountain setting.
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Example Sentences with 哭哭啼啼
Bié
别
kū
哭
kū
哭
tí
啼
tí
啼
de
的
le
了
，
kuài
快
shuō
说
zěn
怎
me
么
huí
回
shì
事
。
Stop sobbing and whining, just tell me what happened.
Hái
孩
zi
子
shuāi
摔
dǎo
倒
le
了
，
kū
哭
kū
哭
tí
啼
Tā
她
yù
遇
dào
到
yī
一
diǎn
点
xiǎo
小
shì
事
jiù
就
kū
哭
tí
啼
de
地
pǎo
跑
lái
来
zhǎo
找
mā
妈
ma
妈
。
The child fell down and came running to mom sobbing and whining.
kū
哭
tí
啼
tí
啼
，
ràng
让
rén
人
hěn
很
wú
无
nài
奈
。
She starts sobbing and whining over small things, which is frustrating.
