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流泪

liú lèi · liu lei

Traditional 流淚

HSK 7–9Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to shed tears
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The onion

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)在(zài)流泪(liúlèi)？出(chū)什么(shénme)事(shì)了(le)？

    Why are you crying? What happened?

  2. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)切(qiē)洋葱(yángcōng)。

    Nothing. I am cutting an onion.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)来(lái)切(qiē)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)再(zài)流泪(liúlèi)了(le)。

    You cut it then. I do not want to cry any more.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)戴上(dàishang)眼镜(yǎnjìng)试试(shìshì)。

    OK, I will try with glasses.

  5. Dengdeng

    眼镜(yǎnjìng)有用(yǒuyòng)吗(ma)？

    Do the glasses work?

  6. Liangliang

    有用(yǒuyòng)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)不(bù)流泪(liúlèi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)眼镜(yǎnjìng)上(shàng)都是(dōushì)水汽(shuǐqì)，我(wǒ)什么(shénme)也(yě)看不见(kànbujiàn)。

    Yes, I am not crying, but the glasses steamed up and I see nothing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(gè)好(hǎo)消(xiāo)息(xi)，她(tā)激(jī)动(dòng)得(de)流(liú)泪(lèi)了(le)。

Hearing the good news, she was so moved that she shed tears.

02

切(qiē)洋(yáng)葱(cōng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)常(cháng)常(cháng)会(huì)流(liú)泪(lèi)。

When cutting onions, I often shed tears.

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