痛哭 (tòng kū) — to cry bitterly, to wail

Definition

Examples

• 听到这个消息，她忍不住痛哭起来。
  Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā rěn bú zhù tòng kū qǐ lái.
  Upon hearing this news, she couldn't help but cry bitterly.
• 他在父亲的葬礼上痛哭失声。
  Tā zài fù qīn de zàng lǐ shàng tòng kū shī shēng.
  He wailed uncontrollably at his father's funeral.
• 孩子走丢了，母亲在街上痛哭。
  Hái zi zǒu diū le, mǔ qīn zài jiē shàng tòng kū.
  The child got lost, and the mother was crying bitterly on the street.