眼泪

眼淚

yǎnlèi

noun HSK 4 #3,928

Measure Word

一滴眼泪 dī

Meanings

1 tear
2 teardrop

Characters

Examples

她的眼泪掉了下来。

Tā de yǎnlèi diào le xiàlái.

Her tears fell down.

他忍不住流下了眼泪。

Tā rěnbuzhù liú xià le yǎnlèi.

He couldn't help but shed tears.

不要让我看到你的眼泪。

Bùyào ràng wǒ kàn dào nǐ de yǎnlèi.

Don't let me see your tears.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 流眼泪 (liú yǎnlèi, to shed tears), 掉眼泪 (diào yǎnlèi, to drop tears), 眼泪汪汪 (yǎnlèi wāngwāng, eyes brimming with tears).

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

泪 lèi