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

HSK 3
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā lèiliúmǎnmiàn, shuō bu chū huà lái.
Upon hearing the news, she was in floods of tears and couldn't speak.
HSK 7-9
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