掉泪

掉淚

diàolèi

verb #35,592

Meanings

1 to shed tears
2 to weep silently

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

她看到那封信就掉泪了。

Tā kàndào nà fēng xìn jiù diàolèi le.

She started to shed tears as soon as she saw the letter.

HSK 6

电影的结尾让很多观众掉泪。

Diànyǐng de jiéwěi ràng hěnduō guānzhòng diàolèi.

The ending of the movie made many viewers cry.

Tips

usage

Quieter than 哭 'to cry out loud' - 掉泪 means tears slip out, often without sound. Compare: 流泪 tears flow, 落泪 more literary 'tears fall'.

Stroke Order

掉 diào

泪 lèi