泪流满面

淚流滿面
lèiliúmǎnmiàn
phrase #28,303

Meanings

  1. 1 cheeks streaming with tears
  2. 2 face covered in tears
  3. 3 to be in floods of tears

Examples

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā lèiliúmǎnmiàn, shuō bu chū huà lái.
Upon hearing the news, she was in floods of tears and couldn't speak.
Diànyǐng jiéwěi gǎnrénzhìshēn, guānzhòng men fēnfēn lèiliúmǎnmiàn.
The ending of the film was deeply moving, and audiences were streaming with tears.

Tips

memory
A very vivid image: (tears) (flowing) (filling/all over) (face). Picture tears not just falling but flooding the entire face — expresses overwhelming emotion.

Stroke Order

lèi
liú
mǎn
miàn