含泪 (hán lèi) — to have tears in one's eyes; to be tearful (verb-object phrase)
Definition
A set phrase meaning 'with tears in one's eyes' — used to describe someone doing something while holding back tears, often before finally crying. It's a verb-object phrase: 含 (hold in the mouth/contain) + 泪 (tears).
verb
to have tears in one's eyesto be tearful (verb-object phrase)
Examples
- 含泪。Tā hán lèi shuō wán le zuì hòu yí jù huà.She finished the last sentence with tears in her eyes.
- ，。Tā hán zhe yǎn lèi, shēn shēn kàn le wǒ yì yǎn.With tears in his eyes, he gave me a deep look.
- ，。Tā hán le bàn tiān de lèi, zhōng yú kū le chū lái.She held back tears for a long time and finally burst into crying.
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