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The Chinese word yanlei - 眼泪 - yǎnlèi
(tear in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yǎnlèi
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English translations
tear,
eye drop
Chinese characters:
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眼泪 ( yanlei / yǎnlèi ) in traditional characters
眼淚
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 眼泪 ( yanlei / yǎnlèi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta liuxiale yanlei.
Tā liúxiàle yǎnlèi.– English translation: Tears ran down her face.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
eye | eye drop
眼泪 ( yanlei / yǎnlèi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 374)
眼泪 ( yanlei / yǎnlèi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 374)
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