to cry; to weep

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  • 哭泣kūqìto weepB7
  • 哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdélit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (B7

See it in sentences

小孩儿哭了。

The child is crying.

他哭了,因为很想家。

He cried because he missed home very much.