泣 qì

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Traditional form

泣 qì

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

water

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵立

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

立 Lì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 立 Lì represents the sound.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 泣 qì in different contexts.

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她 tā 拚命 pàn mìng 憋 biē 住 zhù 了 le 抽泣 chōu qì .

She choked back a little sob.

“ 唉 āi , " 嘉 Jiā 莉 lì 啜泣 chuò qì 着 zhāo . " 唉 āi , 唉 āi -- 呜 wū -- 呜 wū . ”

" Oh,'sobbed Carrie, " oh, oh -- oo -- o! "

珍妮停止 tíng zhǐ 了 le 哭泣 kūqì ,吸 xī 了吸鼻子 bízi ,擦 cā 干 gān 了 le 眼泪 yǎn lèi .

When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes.

在 zài 敦刻尔克 Dūn kè ěr kè 之役可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì 的 de 历史 lìshǐ 中 Zhōng ,它 tā 将 jiāng 年复一年 nián fù yī nián 地 de 傲然 aò rán 前进 qián jìn .

She'll go sailing proudly down the years in the epic of Dunkirk.

在 zài 敦刻尔克 Dūn kè ěr kè 这个 zhè ge 地方 dìfāng ,又 yòu 一 yī 次 cì 发生 fāshēng 英国人 Yīng guó rén 可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì 的 de 事迹 shìjì .

Here at Dunkirk is another English epic.

Explore 11 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 泣 qì in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
哭泣 kūqì	to weep	哭泣 kūqì
泣 qì	to sob	泣 qì
抽泣 chōu qì	to sob spasmodically	抽泣 chōu qì
啜泣 chuò qì	to sob	啜泣 chuò qì
可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì	happy and sad	可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì
悲泣 bēi qì	to weep with grief	悲泣 bēi qì
如泣如诉 rú qì rú sù	fig. mournful (music or singing)	如泣如訴
涕泣 tì qì	to weep	涕泣 tì qì
哀泣 aī qì	to wail	哀泣 aī qì
垂泣 chuí qì	to shed tears	垂泣 chuí qì
牛衣对泣 niú yī duì qì	couple living in destitute misery (idiom)	牛衣對泣