尖声啼哭

尖聲啼哭

jiānshēngtíkū

phrase

Meanings

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

Characters

to wail, cry out

Examples

HSK 6

婴儿在隔壁尖声啼哭，吵得人睡不着。

Yīng'ér zài gébì jiānshēngtíkū, chǎo de rén shuì bù zháo.

The baby next door was wailing shrilly, keeping everyone awake.

HSK 6

她吓得尖声啼哭起来。

Tā xià de jiānshēngtíkū qǐlái.

She was so frightened that she broke into a shrill wail.

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

尖 jiān

声 shēng

啼 tí

哭 kū