How to say “tears” in Chinese
tears (lit.)
“Tears” in Chinese is 泪水, lèi shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
泪水 is read lèi shuǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 目 “eye”: water from the eyes.
A picture of a stream.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “泪水”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tears” in Chinese?
“Tears” in Chinese is 泪水, pinyin lèishuǐ.
What does 泪水 mean?
泪水 (lèishuǐ) means “tears (lit.)”.
How do you write 泪水?
泪水 is 2 characters: 泪 (lèi) — tear (from crying); 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 泪水?
泪水 is read lèishuǐ. Tones: lèi — fourth tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“tears” in the lesson “Saying goodbye”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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