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CHINESE WORD

kě gē kě qì

可歌可泣

you can sing or you can cry (idiom)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
ke3 ge1 ke3 qi4
English meanings
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom), fig. deeply moving, happy and sad, inspiring and tragic

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    kěgēkěqì可歌可泣。

    Moving and heroic.

  2. 02

    gǎnrén感人zhì至shēn深。

    Deeply moving.

  3. 03

    lìng令rén人dòng动róng容。

    Touching.

  4. 04

    yīngxióng英雄shìjì事迹。

    Heroic deeds.

  5. 05

    guǎng广wèi为chuán传sòng颂。

    Widely praised.

  6. 06

    yǒng永zài载shǐ史cè册。

    Inscribed in history.

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