一掬同情之泪

一掬同情之淚
yìjūtóngqíngzhīlèi
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Zhèbù diànyǐng ràng wúshù guānzhòng yìjūtóngqíngzhīlèi.
This film moved countless viewers to tears of sympathy.
HSK 6
Tīng le tā de zāoyù, dàjiā dōu wèi tā yìjūtóngqíngzhīlèi.
Hearing her story, everyone shed tears of sympathy for her.

Tips

usage
掬 (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

一 yī
掬 jū
同 tóng
情 qíng
之 zhī
泪 lèi