Usage of the character 淚
lèi
泪
[淚]
- tears
huīlèi
挥泪
[揮淚]
- to shed tears
- to be all in tears
lèidiǎn
泪点
[淚點]
- (anatomy) lacrimal punctum
- (literary) tears
- (neologism c. 2015) the point at which one is moved to tears
luòlèi
落泪
[落淚]
- to shed tears
- to weep
chuílèi
垂泪
[垂淚]
- to shed tears
lèishuǐ
泪水
[淚水]
- teardrop
- tears
yǎnlèi
眼泪
[眼淚]
- tears
- crying
- CL:滴 (dī)
liúlèi
流泪
[流淚]
- to shed tears
lèiyè
泪液
[淚液]
- tears
- teardrops
xuèlèi
血泪
[血淚]
- tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering)
- blood and tears
lèiguǎn
泪管
[淚管]
- tear duct
rèlèi
热泪
[熱淚]
- hot tears
zhúlèi
烛泪
[燭淚]
- drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
lèibēn
泪奔
[淚奔]
- (slang) to get emotional
lèidī
泪滴
[淚滴]
- teardrop
lèizhū
泪珠
[淚珠]
- a teardrop
diàolèi
掉泪
[掉淚]
- to shed tears
lèiyǎn
泪眼
[淚眼]
- tearful eyes
lèihén
泪痕
[淚痕]
- tear stains
lèixiàn
泪腺
[淚腺]
- Lacrimal gland
tǎnglèi
淌泪
[淌淚]
- to shed a tear
lèihuā
泪花
[淚花]
- tears in the eyes
cuīlèi
催泪
[催淚]
- to move to tears (of a story)
- tear-provoking (gas)
- lacrimogen
hánlèi
含泪
[含淚]
- tearful
- tearfully
lèiguāng
泪光
[淚光]
- glistening teardrops
lèirén
泪人
[淚人]
- person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears
tǎngyǎnlèi
淌眼泪
[淌眼淚]
- to shed tears
cuīlèidàn
催泪弹
[催淚彈]
- tear bomb
- tear-gas grenade
lèiwāngwāng
泪汪汪
[淚汪汪]
- tearful
- brimming with tears
cuīlèijì
催泪剂
[催淚劑]
- lachrymator
lèidiǎndī
泪点低
[淚點低]
- (neologism) easily moved to tears
xuèlèishǐ
血泪史
[血淚史]
- (fig.) history full of suffering
- heart-rending story
- CL:部 (bù)
lèiliúmǎnmiàn
泪流满面
[淚流滿面]
- cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
cuīlèiwǎsī
催泪瓦斯
[催淚瓦斯]
- tear gas
lèishuǐliánlián
泪水涟涟
[淚水漣漣]
- in floods of tears (idiom)
lèirúyǔxià
泪如雨下
[淚如雨下]
- tears falling like rain (idiom)
tìlèijiāoliú
涕泪交流
[涕淚交流]
- tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
rèlèiyíngkuàng
热泪盈眶
[熱淚盈眶]
- eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)
- extremely moved
èyúyǎnlèi
鳄鱼眼泪
[鱷魚眼淚]
- crocodile tears
lèiyǎnpósuō
泪眼婆娑
[淚眼婆娑]
- tearful (idiom)
cuīlèidàpiàn
催泪大片
[催淚大片]
- tear-jerker (movie)
shēnglèijùxià
声泪俱下
[聲淚俱下]
- to shed tears while recounting sth
- speaking in a tearful voice
shānránlèixià
潸然泪下
[潸然淚下]
- to shed silent tears (idiom)
kūtiānmǒlèi
哭天抹泪
[哭天抹淚]
- to wail and whine
- piteous weeping
yǐlèixǐmiàn
以泪洗面
[以淚洗面]
- to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
yīzìyīlèi
一字一泪
[一字一淚]
- each word is a teardrop (idiom)
yǎnlèihèngliú
眼泪横流
[眼淚橫流]
- to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi
一掬同情之泪
[一掬同情之淚]
- to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
nán'éryǒulèibùqīngtán
男儿有泪不轻弹
[男兒有淚不輕彈]
- real men do not easily cry (idiom)
bùjiànguāncaibùluòlèi
不见棺材不落泪
[不見棺材不落淚]
- lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
- fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
yībǎyǎnlèiyībǎbítì
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
[一把眼淚一把鼻涕]
- with one's face covered in tears (idiom)