落泪 (là) — to shed tears, to weep
Definition
A written/literary verb meaning 'to shed tears', more formal than everyday 哭 or 流泪, often used to describe emotional reactions to news or moving events.
verb
to shed tearsto weep
Examples
- ，落泪。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā gǎn dòng dé là le.Hearing the news, she was so moved that she shed tears.
- 。Tā zài zàng lǐ shàng luò le jǐ dī lèi.He shed a few tears at the funeral.
- ，落泪。Tā suī rán jiān qiáng, dàn dú dào nà fēng xìn shí yě rěn bú zhù là.Strong as he is, he couldn't help weeping when he read that letter.
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