流泪

• 拼音: liú lèi
• 汉字拆解: 流 = to flow; 泪 = 氵+ 目 (water from the eye — tears)

含义

To shed tears; to cry. The physical act of tears flowing from the eyes due to emotion.

A neutral and versatile expression for crying, covering a wide range of emotional triggers including sadness, joy, gratitude, or pain. Less dramatic than 痛哭 (to sob bitterly) and more specific than 哭 (to cry). Widely used in both literary and everyday contexts.

例句

1. 听到父亲去世的消息，她忍不住流下了眼泪，久久无法平静。
2. 毕业典礼上，许多同学因即将分别而悄然流泪，场面令人动容。
3. 他看完那部纪录片后默默流泪，深受其中真实故事的感染。

用法指南

语境: emotional, literary, daily life

语气: emotional

正确说法

• 她读完那封信后忍不住流泪，信中的文字深深触动了她的内心。(After reading the letter she could not help shedding tears — the words in it deeply moved her.)
• 感动之余，他悄悄转过身去，不想让别人看见自己流泪。(Deeply moved, he quietly turned away, not wanting others to see him shed tears.)

错误说法

• 把流泪和痛哭混用 — 流泪 refers specifically to tears flowing and can be silent or gentle, while 痛哭 describes intense, audible sobbing (Don't confuse 流泪 with 痛哭 — 流泪 can be quiet and gentle, while 痛哭 is intense and loud)

起源与历史

流 (to flow) + 泪 (tears) — for tears to flow.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal