催人泪下

催人淚下

cuīrén-lèixià

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Meanings

HSK 5

他讲述母亲的故事，催人泪下。

Tā jiǎngshù mǔqīn de gùshi, cuīrénlèixià.

He told the story of his mother, and it moved everyone to tears.

HSK 6

那首老歌的歌词朴素却催人泪下。

Nà shǒu lǎogē de gēcí pǔsù què cuīrénlèixià.

The lyrics of that old song are plain, but they bring tears to your eyes.

HSK 7-9

这部电影的结局催人泪下。

Zhèbù diànyǐng de jiéjú cuīrénlèixià.

The film's ending brings tears to your eyes.

usage

Reserved for things that genuinely move people - films, stories, music, real-life accounts of hardship. Often paired with 故事 (story) or 场面 (scene).

memory

催 = 'urge, hurry along' + 人泪下 = 'a person's tears down'. Literally 'urges tears down a person's face' - content that pushes the tears out of you.

催 cuī

人 rén

泪 lèi

下 xià