号啕大哭 (háo táo dà kū) — to cry loudly, to wail
Definition
A vivid four-character verb meaning 'to wail and cry loudly' — used for uncontrolled, dramatic weeping (grief, shock). Built from 啕 'wail' and 大哭 'cry hard', so it stresses loudness more than 哭 alone.
verb
to cry loudlyto wail
Examples
- ，号啕大哭。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā rěn bú zhù háo táo dà kū qǐ lái.Upon hearing this news, she couldn't help but wail loudly.
- 号啕大哭。Hái zi zài mā ma lí kāi hòu háo táo dà kū.The child cried loudly after his mother left.
- 号啕大哭。Tā háo táo dà kū le zhěng zhěng yí gè wǎn shàng.He wailed loudly for the entire night.
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