催人泪下 (cuī rén lèi xià) — so moving that it brings tears to one's eyes; deeply touching
Definition
A four-character set phrase meaning 'moving enough to bring tears'. 催 means 'to urge/prompt' and 泪下 literally 'tears fall' — together they describe something (a story, scene, movie) that makes listeners cry from emotion.
verb
so moving that it brings tears to one's eyesdeeply touching
Examples
- 催人泪下，。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de qíng jié cuī rén lèi xià, měi gè guān zhòng dōu kū le.The plot of this movie was so touching that every audience member cried.
- 催人泪下，。Tā jiǎng le yí gè cuī rén lèi xià de gù shi, zài chǎng de rén wú bú dòng róng.He told a tear-jerking story, and everyone present was moved.
- 催人泪下，。Zhè duàn lì shǐ cuī rén lèi xià, zhí dé wǒ men míng jì.This period of history is deeply moving and worth remembering.
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