Chinese word dictionary

痛哭流涕

tòng kū liú tì · weeping bitter tears

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Word information

Simplified痛哭流涕

Traditional痛哭流涕

Pinyintòng kū liú tì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

痛tòng

ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

哭kū

to weep, to cry, to wail

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

涕tì

tears; mucus

How to learn 痛哭流涕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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哭kū

to cry; to weep

交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

痛tòng

ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly