Chinese Traditional: 眼淚
Chinese Simplified: 眼泪
Pinyin: yan3 lei4
Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
English Meaning: tear (of the eye)
German Meaning: Tränen
Classifier: (di1) or (hang2)

Example Sentences:

有些人切洋蔥會流眼淚。
有些人切洋葱会流眼泪。
you3 xie1 ren2 qie1 yang2 cong1 hui4 liu2 yan3 lei4.
Cutting an onion makes some people cry.
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Related Words:

 

yǎn

1. eye 2. a glance 3. an aperture, a hole 4. sight, vision 5. mesh 6. key point, critical moment 7. (a measure word for springs, wells and ponds) 8. (a measure word for actions of the eye)

Here: eye

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lèi

tears (of the eyes)

Here: tear

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