lèiyǎn

泪眼

Word · NounTraditional淚眼

tearful eyes; eyes brimming with tears

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

tearful eyes; eyes filled with tears

literary

Used in literary or poetic contexts to describe deep sadness, emotion, or pity. It focuses on the appearance of the eyes when someone is about to cry or has been crying.

Tā她
zhuǎn转
guò过
shēn身
qù去
 ,
yòng用
lèi泪
yǎn眼
wàng望
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
 。

She turned around and looked out the window with tearful eyes.

Tā他
jī激
dòng动
de得
shēng声
yīn音
gěng哽
yè咽
 ,
lèi泪
yǎn眼
mó模
hu糊
 。

He was so moved his voice choked up, and his vision was blurred by tears.

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Hái孩
zi子
yòng用
yī一
shuāng双
lèi泪
yǎn眼
kě可
lián怜
bā巴
bā巴
de地
wàng望
zhe着
mā妈
ma妈
 。

The child looked pitifully at his mother with tearful eyes.

Tā她
rěn忍
zhù住
kū哭
shēng声
 ,
què却
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
lèi泪
yǎn眼
wāng汪
wāng汪
 。

She held back her sobs, but couldn't stop her eyes from welling up with tears.