哭kūto cry; to weep

1. 1.

   to cry; to weepverb

• 哭to cry; to weep

在哭 says someone is crying, and 不要哭 can tell someone not to cry.

1. HSK 1

   孩子在哭。

   Háizi zài kū.

   The child is crying.

2. HSK 1

   你不要哭。

   Nǐ búyào kū.

   Do not cry.

3. HSK 1

   妈妈哭了。

   Māma kū le.

   Mom cried.

4. HSK 1

   我想哭。

   Wǒ xiǎng kū.

   I want to cry.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   孩子在哭吗？

   Háizi zài kū ma?

   Is the child crying?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   孩子在哭。

   Háizi zài kū.

   The child is crying.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   孩子为什么在哭？

   Háizi wèishénme zài kū?

   Why is the child crying?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   孩子想妈妈，所以孩子在哭。

   Háizi xiǎng māma, suǒyǐ háizi zài kū.

   The child misses Mom, so the child is crying.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 孩子在___。(The child is crying.)

   A哭B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "Do not cry"?

   A你不要哭。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我想___。(I want to cry.)

   A哭B是C的

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