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眼泪

yǎn lèi · yan lei

Traditional 眼淚

HSK 4Measure word: 滴 dī

Meaning

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  1. tears
  2. crying
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In a conversation

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Onion tears

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)哭(kū)了(le)？

    Why are you crying?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)哭(kū)，我(wǒ)在(zài)切(qiē)洋葱(yángcōng)，眼泪(yǎnlèi)自己(zìjǐ)流(liú)出来(chūlái)了(le)。

    I'm not crying. I'm cutting onions, and the tears just come out.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)别(bié)切(qiē)了(le)，我(wǒ)来(lái)。

    Then stop cutting. I'll do it.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)切(qiē)……你(nǐ)的(de)眼泪(yǎnlèi)怎么(zěnme)也(yě)出来(chūlái)了(le)？

    OK, you cut... why are your tears coming out too?

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)洋葱(yángcōng)太(tài)冲(chōng)了(le)！

    This onion is so strong!

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2 examples
01

两(liǎng)滴(dī)眼(yǎn)泪(lèi)从(cóng)她(tā)的(de)脸(liǎn)颊(jiá)滑(huá)落(luò)下(xià)来(lái)。

Two tears fell down her cheeks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)，他(tā)的(de)眼(yǎn)泪(lèi)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)涌(yǒng)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

Hearing the news, his tears suddenly welled up.

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