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呜咽

wū yè
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to sob
  2. 2. to whimper

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
号哭
háo kū

to bawl

号哭是大声哭，呜咽是低声哭

Related words

2 items
抽泣
chōu qì

to sob spasmodically

也表示低声哭泣，但呜咽强调声音低沉含混
啜泣
chuò qì

to sob

啜泣是抽噎，呜咽则声音更含糊

Synonyms

1 item
哭泣
kū qì

to weep

表示小声哭泣

Usage notes

Common mistakes

呜咽的“咽”读yè，不读yān（咽喉）或yàn（吞咽）。

Example Sentences

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她在角落里低声 呜咽 。
She was sobbing quietly in the corner.

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Child Words of 呜咽

咽
yān

throat; pharynx

咽
yè

to choke (in crying)

咽
yàn

to swallow

呜
wū

(onom.) for humming or whimpering