呱呱坠地

呱呱墜地
gūgū-zhuìdì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to come into the world crying
  2. 2 to be born

Examples

HSK 4
Háizi gūgū-zhuìdì de nà yí kè, bàba jīdòng de kū le.
The moment the baby came into the world crying, the father was so moved that he wept.
HSK 5
Cóng gūgū-zhuìdì dào zhǎngdà chéngrén, fùmǔ wèi wǒmen fùchū le hěnduō.
From the day we are born until we grow up, our parents give us so much.

Tips

mistakes
呱呱 is read gūgū here, the cry of a newborn, not 呱呱, the croak of frogs and quack of ducks heard in 呱呱叫 'first-rate'. Many speakers say guāguā here too, but dictionaries keep gūgū. The phrase can also mark the birth of something new, such as a company or a book.

Stroke Order

呱 guā
坠 zhuì
地 dì