Háizi men zài jiǎoluò lǐ chōuqì, ràng rénxīn téng.
The children were sobbing in the corner, making people's hearts ache.
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抽泣 specifically describes the sound and physical spasms of sobbing - the gasping intake of breath. It is more descriptive than the general 哭 (kū, to cry) or 流泪 (liú lèi, to shed tears).
