Tears in Chinese: 泪 (lèi)

lèi

tears

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 1 example sentence

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lèi

/ l/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

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  • 听到这个消息,她流下了眼泪。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, tā liú xià le yǎn lèi。

    Hearing this news, she shed tears.

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