What 流泪 means
- To shed tears†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 流泪, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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流泪 in a sentence
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What does 流泪 mean in English?
流泪 is pronounced liúlèi and means To shed tears †.
How do you pronounce 流泪?
流泪 is liúlèi in pinyin — written liulei without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 流泪?
流泪 is written with 2 characters: 流 (liú) Flow (drift - move - flu - exile), 泪 (lèi) Tear (shed tears). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 流泪 written in traditional Chinese?
流淚. The simplified form 流泪 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 流淚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced liúlèi.
Is 流泪 an HSK word?
Yes — 流泪 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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