一掬同情之泪

一掬同情之淚
yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy; to be moved to tears by another's plight

Examples

HSK 4
Zhèbù diànyǐng ràng wúshù guānzhòng yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi.
This film moved countless viewers to tears of sympathy.
HSK 6
Tīng le tā de zāoyù, dàjiā dōu wèi tā yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi.
Hearing her story, everyone shed tears of sympathy for her.

Tips

usage
(jū) means 'to scoop with cupped hands.' The image is of literally 'scooping up a handful of sympathetic tears' - vividly literary. Mostly seen in writing or formal speech.
memory
Parse it as 一掬 (one cupped handful) + 同情之泪 (tears of sympathy) - one handful of tears for someone else's pain.

Stroke Order

tóng
qíng
zhī
lèi