尖声啼哭

尖聲啼哭
jiānshēngtíkū
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to wail shrilly
  2. 2 to squeal
  3. 3 to cry in a high-pitched voice

Examples

HSK 5
Tā xià de jiānshēngtíkū qǐlái.
She was so frightened that she broke into a shrill wail.
HSK 7-9
Yīng'ér zài gébì jiānshēngtíkū, chǎo de rén shuì bù zháo.
The baby next door was wailing shrilly, keeping everyone awake.

Tips

usage
尖声 'sharp/shrill voice' is the manner; 啼哭 'to wail and weep' is the action. Together a stock four-character description in fiction for an infant's scream or someone crying in panic.

Stroke Order

jiān
shēng