泣不成声 qì bù chéng shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. sobbing soundlessly; crying so much that one cannot even make a sound

CHARACTERS

泣 qì
HSK 6
cry, sob, weep
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
声 shēng
HSK 3
sound, voice, noise; tone; music