Definition
号啕大哭 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning 'to cry loudly' or 'to wail'. It describes a person crying very intensely, often with loud sobbing. It is used as a verb phrase and can be followed by aspect markers like 了 or complements like 起来. Example: 她号啕大哭起来 (She burst into loud wails).
v
to cry loudlyto wail
Examples
- ，号啕大哭。Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā rěn bú zhù háo qǐlai.Upon hearing this news, she couldn't help but wail loudly.
- 号啕大哭。Háizi zài māma lí kāi hòu háo.The child cried loudly after his mother left.
- 号啕大哭。Tā háo le zhěngzhěng yí ge wǎnshang.He wailed loudly for the entire night.
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