啼哭

tíkū

verb #63,416

Meanings

1 to cry loudly; to wail
2 to cry (of a baby)

Characters

to cry aloud; to wail

to cry; to weep

Examples

HSK 6

半夜，隔壁传来孩子的啼哭声。

Bànyè, gébì chuánlái háizi de tíkū shēng.

In the middle of the night, a child's crying came from next door.

HSK 7-9

婴儿在摇篮里啼哭。

Yīng'ér zài yáolán lǐ tíkū.

The baby is crying in the cradle.

Tips

register

啼哭 is written and descriptive, used in stories and reports, above all of babies. In speech people say 哭. 啼 is first of all the call of birds and animals, as in 鸡啼 "a cock crows".

Stroke Order

啼 tí

哭 kū