鼻涕

bítì

noun HSK 7 #8,084

Meanings

1 nasal mucus
2 snot
3 runny nose

Characters

Examples

他感冒了，一直流鼻涕。

Tā gǎnmào le, yīzhí liú bítì.

He has a cold and keeps having a runny nose.

孩子哭得一把鼻涕一把泪。

Háizi kū de yī bǎ bítì yī bǎ lèi.

The child cried with snot and tears streaming down.

Tips

usage

一把鼻涕一把泪 is a vivid expression meaning 'crying one's eyes out' (literally 'a handful of snot and a handful of tears').

Stroke Order

鼻 bí

涕 tì