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流泪 liúlèi

流泪 liúlèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 流泪 liúlèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liúlèi | liu2 lei4
English translation
to shed tears

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Traditional form

流淚

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 流泪 liúlèi

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liú

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Depicts an upside-down child () being born headfirst with amniotic fluid flowing out.

Phonetic compound

liú

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵㐬

Number of Strokes

10
lèi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of lèi . Tears are drops of water ( shuǐ ) coming from the eye ().

Positional decomposition

氵目

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 流泪 liúlèi

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zhǔ zhāo 拐杖 guǎizhàng zhàn zài 一旁 yī páng de 亨利 Hēng lì .彼得 Bǐ dé ěr 流泪 liúlèi le .

And Henry Bedell, standing by on his crutches, wept.

那些 nà xiē 使 shǐ rén 流泪 liúlèi de lǎo 电影 diànyǐng 总是 zǒngshì 使 shǐ 感到 gǎn dào 悲伤 bēi shāng .

Those old weepy movies always make me feel blue.

de 眼睛 yǎnjing bèi 风吹得直流泪 liúlèi

Her eyes were streaming now from the wind.

de 眼睛 yǎnjing bèi 香烟 xiāng yān 熏得 Zhí 流泪 liúlèi

His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.

花粉热 huā fěn rè 临床表现 wéi 流泪 liúlèi 流涕眼睛 yǎnjing 鼻子 bízi 发痒 fā yǎng

When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch.

流泪 liúlèi Decomposition

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流泪 liúlèi Compounds

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