热泪盈眶

熱淚盈眶
rèlèiyíngkuàng
idiom #29,047

Meanings

  1. 1 eyes brimming with tears of emotion
  2. 2 to be moved to tears
  3. 3 tearful with excitement or deep feeling

Examples

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā rèlèiyíngkuàng, jīdòng de shuō bù chū huà lái.
Upon hearing the news, her eyes brimmed with tears and she was too moved to speak.
Tā kàn wán nà bù diànyǐng, rèlèiyíngkuàng de zǒuchū le yǐngyuàn.
He walked out of the cinema with tears in his eyes after watching that film.

Tips

memory
Literally '(hot) (tears) (filled to the brim) (eye socket)' — hot tears filling the eye sockets. The 'hot' tears emphasize genuine emotion rather than cold or forced crying.

Stroke Order

lèi
yíng
kuàng