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泪水

lèishuǐ

tears

Usage note

泪水表示眼泪。

lèi shuǐ biǎo shì yǎn lèi。

泪水 means tears.

Context note

泪水常用于情绪、感动和描述。

lèi shuǐ cháng yòng yú qíng xù 、 gǎn dòng hé miáo shù。

It is often used with emotions, being moved, and descriptions.

5 examples

她的泪水流了下来。
tā de lèi shuǐ liú le xià lái。
Her tears fell down.
泪水让人感动。
lèi shuǐ ràng rén gǎn dòng。
Tears move people.
他擦掉了泪水
tā cā diào le lèi shuǐ。
He wiped away the tears.
泪水模糊了眼睛。
lèi shuǐ mó hu le yǎn jīng。
Tears blurred the eyes.
看电影时他有了泪水
kàn diàn yǐng shí tā yǒu le lèi shuǐ。
He had tears while watching the movie.

5 mini stories

老师说,泪水不是软弱。
lǎo shī shuō, lèi shuǐ bú shì ruǎn ruò。
The teacher said tears are not weakness.
她看着礼物,眼里有泪水
tā kàn zhe lǐ wù, yǎn lǐ yǒu lèi shuǐ。
She looked at the gift with tears in her eyes.
泪水说明他很感动。
lèi shuǐ shuō míng tā hěn gǎn dòng。
The tears showed he was deeply moved.
他把泪水擦干继续说。
tā bǎ lèi shuǐ cā gān jì xù shuō。
He wiped away the tears and continued speaking.
泪水过后,心情会好一些。
lèi shuǐ guò hòu, xīn qíng huì hǎo yì xiē。
After tears, the mood will be better.

Mini dialogue

伤心的泪水

A
你为什么流泪水
Nǐ wèishénme liú lèishuǐ?
Why are you shedding tears?
B
我找不到我的小狗了。
Wǒ zhǎo bù dào wǒ de xiǎo gǒu le.
I can't find my puppy.

开心的泪水

A
你脸上有泪水,怎么了?
Nǐ liǎn shàng yǒu lèishuǐ, zěnme le?
There are tears on your face, what's wrong?
B
我太高兴了,这是开心的泪水
Wǒ tài gāoxìng le, zhè shì kāixīn de lèishuǐ.
I'm so happy, these are tears of joy.

Related words and contrasts

similar
眼泪
yǎnlèi
tears

More common in spoken Chinese.

related
to cry

The action that produces tears.

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