# 呜咽 (wūyè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 呜咽 (wūyè) means “to sob; to whimper”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to sob; to whimper
- Pinyin: wūyè (wu1 ye4)
- Traditional: 嗚咽
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 迷路的孩子站在街角低声呜咽。
  Mílù de háizi zhàn zài jiējiǎo dīshēng wūyè.
  The lost child stood on the corner sobbing.

## Characters

- 呜 (wū): (onom.) for humming or whimpering
- [咽](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-swallow/) (yàn): to swallow; throat

https://hanziro.com/word/wu-ye-sob/

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