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扑簌

Word · AdjectiveTraditional撲簌

tears streaming down; falling tears

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

describing tears falling or streaming down

literary

Often used in reduplicated form 扑簌簌 (pū sù sù) or 扑扑簌簌 (pū pū sù sù) to emphasize the continuous streaming of tears. Describes both the visual appearance and the soft sound of tears dropping.

Tā她
jī激
dòng动
de得
yǎn眼
lèi泪
pū扑
sù簌
sù簌
de地
diào掉
xià下
lái来
 。

She was so moved that tears streamed down her face.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
lǎo老
rén人
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
pū扑
pū扑
sù簌
sù簌
de地
wǎng往
xià下
diào掉
 。

Hearing the bad news, the old man's tears fell continuously.

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Tā她
dī低
zhe着
tóu头
 ,
pū扑
sù簌
diào掉
xià下
yǎn眼
lèi泪
 。

She hung her head as tears fell down.