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lèi
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. tears

Example Sentences

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流成河。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9705653)

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Words Containing 泪

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì

with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

垂泪
chuí lèi

to shed tears

泪人
lèi rén

person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears

涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically

血泪
xuè lèi

tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering)

催泪弹
cuī lèi dàn

tear bomb

泪花
lèi huā

tears in the eyes

流泪
liú lèi

to shed tears

泪管
lèi guǎn

tear duct

含泪
hán lèi

tearful

热泪
rè lèi

hot tears

落泪
luò lèi

to shed tears

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi

each word is a teardrop (idiom)

泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

泪珠
lèi zhū

a teardrop

泪水涟涟
lèi shuǐ lián lián

in floods of tears (idiom)

泪如雨下
lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

淌眼泪
tǎng yǎn lèi

to shed tears

催泪
cuī lèi

to move to tears (of a story)

催泪瓦斯
cuī lèi wǎ sī

tear gas

眼泪
yǎn lèi

tears

哭天抹泪
kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine

眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú

to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

血泪史
xuè lèi shǐ

(fig.) history full of suffering

泪点
lèi diǎn

(anatomy) lacrimal punctum

泪痕
lèi hén

tear stains

掉泪
diào lèi

to shed tears

鳄鱼眼泪
è yú yǎn lèi

crocodile tears

泪汪汪
lèi wāng wāng

tearful

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi

to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

泪眼婆娑
lèi yǎn pó suō

tearful (idiom)

潸然泪下
shān rán lèi xià

to shed silent tears (idiom)

泪腺
lèi xiàn

Lacrimal gland

挥泪
huī lèi

to shed tears

催泪大片
cuī lèi dà piàn

tear-jerker (movie)

泪水
lèi shuǐ

teardrop

催泪剂
cuī lèi jì

lachrymator

声泪俱下
shēng lèi jù xià

to shed tears while recounting sth

热泪盈眶
rè lèi yíng kuàng

eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)

烛泪
zhú lèi

drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle

泪光
lèi guāng

glistening teardrops

以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

泪眼
lèi yǎn

tearful eyes

泪点低
lèi diǎn dī

(neologism) easily moved to tears

泪液
lèi yè

tears

泪奔
lèi bēn

(slang) to get emotional

淌泪
tǎng lèi

to shed a tear