痛哭
tòng kū
Pinyin

Definition

痛哭
 - 
tòng kū
  1. to cry bitterly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to cry
  2. 2 to weep
tòng
  1. 1 ache
  2. 2 pain
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 deeply
  5. 5 thoroughly
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
shāng tòng
  1. 1 pain (from wound)
  2. 2 sorrow
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
kū qì
  1. 1 to weep
dà kū
  1. 1 to cry loudly
xīn tòng
  1. 1 to feel distressed about sth
  2. 2 heartache
  3. 3 cardiac pain
yá tòng
  1. 1 toothache
téng tòng
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 ache
  3. 3 sore
tòng xīn
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 pained
tòng kuài
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 to one's heart's content
  3. 3 straightforward
  4. 4 also pr. [tòng kuai]
tòng hèn
  1. 1 to detest
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 to abhor
tòng chǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 anguish
  3. 3 suffering
tòng jīng
  1. 1 menstrual pain
  2. 2 dysmenorrhea
dù zi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache
  2. 2 bellyache
wèi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache
suān tòng
  1. 1 to ache
tóu tòng
  1. 1 to have a headache
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
  1. 1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
  1. 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
  2. 2 great sorrow (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
  1. 1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
  1. 1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
  2. 2 implacable hatred
  3. 3 to abhor
  4. 4 anathema
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
  1. 1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  2. 2 to ponder about a painful experience
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
  1. 1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
  2. 2 a reformed character
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
  1. 1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
  2. 2 very unhappy (idiom)
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears

Sample Sentences

一个人到了这种境界,他能动也能静,能屈也能伸,能微笑也能痛哭,能像廿世纪人一样的复杂,也能像亚当夏娃一样的纯真,一句话,他心里已有猛虎在细嗅蔷薇。
yī gè rén dào le zhèzhǒng jìngjiè ,tā néng dòng yě néng jìng ,néng qū yě néng shēn ,néng wēixiào yě néng tòngkū ,néng xiàng niàn shìjì rén yīyàng de fùzá ,yě néng xiàng Yàdāng Xiàwá yīyàng de chúnzhēn ,yījùhuà ,tā xīnli yǐ yǒu měng hǔ zài xì xiù qiángwēi 。
A person, once they reach this state of being, can be active and passive, they can yield and extend, they can smile and can feel pain, they can be as complex as a twentieth century man and as pure as Adam and Eve, in one sentence, in them, the tiger sniffs the rose.