泪水
HSK 4 (2021)
泪水 (lèishuǐ) · tears
泪水 (lèishuǐ) means “tears”. It is written with 2 characters: 泪 (tears) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 泪水 is built
The characters
泪 lèi · tears
What 泪 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Water 氵 from the eyes 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她的眼里满是泪水。Tā de yǎn lǐ mǎn shì lèishuǐ.Her eyes are full of tears.
看到妈妈，他流下了高兴的泪水。Kàndào māma, tā liúxià le gāoxìng de lèishuǐ.When he saw his mother, he shed happy tears.
Questions about 泪水
What does 泪水 mean?
泪水 (lèishuǐ) means “tears”.
How do you pronounce 泪水?
泪水 is pronounced lèishuǐ.
Which HSK level is 泪水?
泪水 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 眼泪yǎnlèitears
- 流泪liúlèito shed tears
- 热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàngeyes brimming with tears
- 泪lèitears
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
Learn 泪水 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.