流泪 liú lèi
“to shed tears”
verbHSK 4Traditional 流淚
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
No exact written-form entry for 流泪 was found in our transcription of the 2025 exam syllabus. This does not establish a level for compounds, variants or unlisted uses.
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用法How to use 流泪
流泪 means "to shed tears" and is used for tears coming from the eyes, often because of sadness or being moved. It is an intransitive verb-object compound, so it does not take an object; a cause can be introduced with 让 or 因为.
例句Example sentences
- 听到这个消息，她流泪了。tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā liú lèi le.Hearing this news, she shed tears.
- 看电影时，他流泪了。kàn diàn yǐng shí, tā liú lèi le.While watching the movie, he shed tears.
- 他很伤心，但是他没有流泪。tā hěn shāng xīn, dàn shì tā méi yǒu liú lèi.He was very sad, but he didn't shed tears.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗这件事流泪了我。
✓这件事让我流泪了。
流泪 is intransitive, so a cause must be expressed with 让 or 使.