Word information
Simplified哭丧
Traditional哭喪
Pinyinkū sāng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
哭丧
kū sāng · to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 哭丧
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to cry; to weep
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沮丧jǔsàngdispirited; dejected; dismayed
哭泣kūqìto weep
哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdélit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears