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

婴儿在隔壁尖声啼哭，吵得人睡不着。

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

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

她吓得尖声啼哭起来。

Tā xià de jiānshēng tíkū qǐlái.

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

Tips

usage

尖声 (jiānshēng) 'sharp/shrill voice' is the manner; 啼哭 (tíkū) '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