凄切

kū shēng qī qiè

哭声凄切

The crying is plaintive.

hán chán qī qiè

寒蝉凄切。

It was cold and the cicadas were chirping plaintively.

wú lùn hán fēng zhèn zhèn lěng yǔ qī qiè wǒ yě fēn míng tīng dào le wǒ wēn nuǎn de xīn shēng zhēn zhì rú chū

无论寒风阵阵，冷雨凄切，我也分明听到了我温暖的心声真挚如初。

Regardless cold wind array and the cold rain is plaintive, I also hear my warm heart sounds clearly sincere beating.