Word Detail

可歌可泣

kě gē kě qì

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving, happy and sad, inspiring and tragic

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

可歌可泣的事迹。

Kěgē-kěqì de shìjì.

Moving and tragic deeds (heroic).

一段可歌可泣的历史。

Yí duàn kěgē-kěqì de lìshǐ.

A stirring history.