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泣

qì
verb #19,962

Meanings

  1. 1 to sob
  2. 2 to weep silently
  3. 3 to shed tears

Examples

她看完那部电影，泣不成声。
Tā kàn wán nà bù diànyǐng, qì bù chéng shēng.
After watching that film, she was so choked up she couldn't speak.
他默默地泣，不让人看见他的眼泪。
Tā mòmò de qì, bú ràng rén kànjiàn tā de yǎnlèi.
He wept silently, not letting anyone see his tears.

Tips

usage
泣 describes crying that is quiet and internalized — soft sobbing, often suppressed. It contrasts with 哭 (kū), which is open crying or weeping, and 号啕 (háotáo), which is loud wailing. 泣不成声 (choked with sobs, unable to speak) is a common idiom.

Stroke Order

泣 qì