Usages of kū
她 突然 哭 了， 因为 太 累 了。Tā tūrán kū le, yīnwèi tài lèi le.
She suddenly cried because she was too tired.
我 想起 那 个 生病 的 朋友， 又 想 哭 了。Wǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
在 火车站 跟 朋友 说 再见 的 时候， 她 先 哭 了 一会儿， 后来 又 笑 了。Zài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
她 哭 的 时候， 朋友 一直 在 旁边 安慰 她， 说 事情 会 慢慢 好起来。tā kū de shíhou, péngyou yìzhí zài pángbiān ānwèi tā, shuō shìqíng huì mànmàn hǎoqǐlái.
When she was crying, her friend kept comforting her beside her, saying things would slowly get better.
她 一会儿 笑， 一会儿 哭， 我 不知道 怎么办。tā yíhuìr xiào, yíhuìr kū, wǒ bùzhīdào zěnmebàn.
She laughs one moment and cries the next; I don’t know what to do.
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