HSK 3 · verb

哭

kū

to cry; to weep

小妹妹哭了,想妈妈。

Xiǎo mèimei kū le, xiǎng māma.

The little girl cried because she missed her mom.

这部电影的结尾是个悲剧,看的人都在哭。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de jiéwěi shì ge bēijù, kàn de rén dōu zài kū.

The ending of this film is a tragedy; everyone watching is crying.

听到这个消息,她顿时哭了。

Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā dùnshí kūle。

Hearing the news, she burst into tears at once.

她受了委屈,一个人哭了很久。

Tā shòule wěiqu, yí gè rén kūle hěn jiǔ。

She felt wronged and cried alone for a long time.