眼
泪

Tears in Chinese: 眼泪 (yǎn lèi)

yǎn lèi

tears

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 眼淚1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1tears
  2. 2crying

Stroke order

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眼
泪

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄟˋ

lèi

ㄌ/ lㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

眼泪

Simplified

眼淚

Traditional

Example sentences

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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 the news, she shed tears.

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Related words

眼

yǎn

eye

泪

lèi

tears

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

眼镜

yǎn jìng

spectacles

流泪

liú lèi

to shed tears

眼前

yǎn qián

before one's eyes

泪水

lèi shuǐ

teardrop

眼里

yǎnli

In the eyes

眼光

yǎn guāng

gaze

亲眼

qīn yǎn

with one's own eyes

眼看

yǎn kàn

soon

红眼

hóng yǎn

to become infuriated

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