shānrán

潸然

Word · Adjective

tearful; shedding tears

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

shedding tears; tearful; in tears

literary

Literary term describing the appearance of someone shedding tears, often used in written Chinese or formal speech.

Tā她
xiǎng想
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
 ,
bù不
jīn禁
shān潸
rán然
lèi泪
xià下
 。

As she recalled the past, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Kàn看
dào到
gǎn感
rén人
de的
chǎng场
miàn面
 ,
tā他
shān潸
rán然
luò落
lèi泪
 。

Seeing the moving scene, he became tearful.

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Tīng听
zhe着
mǔ母
qīn亲
de的
huà话
 ,
tā她
shān潸
rán然
lèi泪
xià下
 。

Listening to her mother's words, tears ran down her face.