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lèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lèi | lei4
English translation
tears
tears; to cry, to weep

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About lèi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

lèi

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Water  shuǐ from the eyes 

Etymology of lèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵目

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using lèi

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shuí 能够 néng gòu 揣摩 chuǎi mó 这些 zhè xiē 泪珠 lèi zhū ér de 含意 hán yì ne ?谁能够断定 duàndìng 它们 tā men shì shì tián ne ?

Who shall analyse those tears, and say whether they were sweet or bitter?

泪水 lèi shuǐ tóng 脸上伤口 shāng kǒu 流出 liú chū de xuè hún zài 一起 yīqǐ le .

Tears mingled with the blood from the cut on his face.

挤出 jǐ chū 几滴眼泪 yǎn lèi ,企图 qǐtú 以此 yǐ cǐ lái 赢得 yíng dé 大家 dàjiā de 同情 tóngqíng .

She made with the tears and tried to win everyone's sympathy.

shí wèi Wén yǒu Huán lèi zhī shuì .

I've never heard of repayment with tears before.

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.

Words with lèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
眼泪 yǎn lèi tears眼淚
lèi tears lèi
流泪 liúlèi to shed tears流淚
泪水 lèi shuǐ teardrop淚水
落泪 luò lèi to weep落淚
泪流满面 lèi liú mǎn miàn cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)淚流滿面
热泪盈眶 rèlèiyíngkuàng extremely moved熱淚盈眶
泪眼 lèi yǎn tearful eyes淚眼
含泪 hán lèi tearful含淚
催泪弹 cuī lèi dàn tear bomb催淚彈
热泪 rè lèi hot tears熱淚
血泪 xuè lèi blood and tears血淚
以泪洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)以淚洗面
泪珠 lèi zhū a teardrop淚珠
掉泪 diào lèi to shed tears掉淚
泪花 lèi huā tears in the eyes淚花
泪腺 lèi xiàn Lacrimal gland淚腺
泪痕 lèi hén tear stains淚痕
潸然泪下 shān rán lèi xià to shed silent tears (idiom)潸然淚下
挥泪 huī lèi to shed tears揮淚
泪汪汪 lèi wāng wāng tearful淚汪汪
泪光 lèi guāng glistening teardrops淚光
泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom)淚如雨下
声泪俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth聲淚俱下

lèi Decomposition & Compounds

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lèi Decomposition

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