呜 wū
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
呜咽
wūyè
to sob; to whimper
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 她强忍了很久，最后还是在电话那头呜咽起来。 Tā qiángrěn le hěn jiǔ, zuìhòu háishì zài diànhuà nà tóu wūyè qǐlái. She held back for a long time, but finally began sobbing on the other end of the phone.
- 听到奶奶病重的消息，他忍不住呜咽起来。 Tīngdào nǎinai bìng zhòng de xiāoxi, tā rěnbuzhù wūyè qǐlái. Hearing the news that his grandmother was seriously ill, he could not help sobbing.
- 孩子呜咽着说，他找不到回家的路了。 Háizi wūyèzhe shuō, tā zhǎo bú dào huí jiā de lù le. The child whimpered that he could not find his way home.
Related words
- 哽咽 gěngyè to choke with sobs; to be choked with emotion
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down food; to gobble
- 咽喉 yānhóu throat; strategic passage
- 咽 yàn to swallow
- 同感 tónggǎn same feeling; shared sentiment
- 痛心 tòngxīn distressed; grieved
- 真情 zhēnqíng true feelings; genuine emotion
- 泄气 xièqì to lose heart; to feel discouraged
- 心意 xīnyì kind thought; intention; feeling
- 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi listless; dispirited
- 许愿 xǔyuàn to make a wish
- 抑郁 yìyù depressed; melancholy