眼泪 (yǎn lèi) — tears
Definition
眼泪 is the everyday compound for 'tears' — measured in 滴. 泪水 is a more literary variant; 泪 is a shorter written form often in set phrases.
noun
tears
Measure word · 滴
Examples
- 眼泪。Tā liú le yì dī yǎn lèi.She shed a tear.
- 眼泪，。Tā cā gān le yǎn lèi, jì xù gōng zuò.He dried his tears and continued working.
- 眼泪。Tā de yǎn lèi bù tíng dì wǎng xià liú.His tears kept flowing down.
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