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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
淚 lèi	淚 \| 淚* \| *淚	(bound form) tears; teardrops	泪 HSK 4


眼淚 yǎnlèi	眼淚 \| 眼淚* \| *眼淚	tear; teardrop / CL: 滴	眼泪 HSK 4


淚水 lèishuǐ	淚水 \| 淚水* \| *淚水	teardrop / tears	泪水 HSK 4


珍珠 zhēnzhū	珍珠 \| 珍珠* \| *珍珠	pearl (CL:顆｜颗,粒) / (fig.) teardrop; tear	HSK 5


拆除 chāichú	拆除 \| 拆除* \| *拆除	to tear down / to demolish / to dismantle / to remove	HSK 5


拆 chāi	拆 \| 拆* \| *拆	to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open	HSK 5


撕 sī	撕 \| 撕* \| *撕	to tear	HSK 7-9


流淚 liúlèi	流淚 \| 流淚* \| *流淚	to shed tears	流泪 HSK 7-9


扯 chě	扯 \| 扯* \| *扯	to pull / to tear / (of cloth, thread etc) to buy / to chat / to gossip / (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous / hokey	HSK 7-9


磨損 mósǔn	磨損 \| 磨損* \| *磨損	to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out	磨损 HSK 7-9


扒 bā	扒 \| 扒* \| *扒	to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig	HSK 7-9


哭笑不得 kūxiàobùdé	哭笑不得 \| 哭笑不得* \| *哭笑不得	lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears	HSK 7-9


苦練 kǔliàn	苦練 \| 苦練* \| *苦練	to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears	苦练 HSK 7-9


淌 tǎng	淌 \| 淌* \| *淌	to drip / to trickle / to shed (tears)	HSK 7-9


撦 chě	撦 \| 撦* \| *撦	variant of 扯 / to pull / to tear	扯 HSK 7-9


撕扯 sīchě	撕扯 \| 撕扯* \| *撕扯	to tear apart


淚珠 lèizhū	淚珠 \| 淚珠* \| *淚珠	teardrop; tear	泪珠


夷 yí	夷 \| 夷* \| *夷	non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze


搵 wèn	搵 \| 搵* \| *搵	(literary) to wipe away (tears) / to press with one's fingers / to soak	揾


撕爛 sīlàn	撕爛 \| 撕爛* \| *撕爛	to tear up / to tear to pieces	撕烂


撕裂 sīliè	撕裂 \| 撕裂* \| *撕裂	to tear; to rip apart


汪汪 wāngwāng	汪汪 \| 汪汪* \| *汪汪	gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep


落淚 luòlèi	落淚 \| 落淚* \| *落淚	to shed tears / to weep	落泪


掀開 xiānkāi	掀開 \| 掀開* \| *掀開	to lift open / to tear open	掀开


揮灑 huīsǎ	揮灑 \| 揮灑* \| *揮灑	to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style	挥洒


催淚彈 cuīlèidàn	催淚彈 \| 催淚彈* \| *催淚彈	tear bomb / tear-gas grenade	催泪弹


滿眼 mǎnyǎn	滿眼 \| 滿眼* \| *滿眼	(of tears etc) filling the eyes / (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view	满眼


磨耗 móhào	磨耗 \| 磨耗* \| *磨耗	wear and tear / wearing out by friction


損耗 sǔnhào	損耗 \| 損耗* \| *損耗	wear and tear	损耗


血淚 xuèlèi	血淚 \| 血淚* \| *血淚	tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) / blood and tears	血泪


攋 là	攋 \| 攋* \| *攋	to destroy / to rip / to tear open


撕破臉 sīpòliǎn	撕破臉 \| 撕破臉* \| *撕破臉	to have an acrimonious falling-out / to shed all pretense of cordiality / to tear into each other	撕破脸


淚流滿面 lèiliúmǎnmiàn	淚流滿面 \| 淚流滿面* \| *淚流滿面	cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)	泪流满面


飽含 bǎohán	飽含 \| 飽含* \| *飽含	to be full of (emotion); to brim with (love, tears etc)	饱含


喜極而泣 xǐjí'érqì	喜極而泣 \| 喜極而泣* \| *喜極而泣	crying tears of joy (idiom)	喜极而泣


淚花 lèihuā	淚花 \| 淚花* \| *淚花	tears in the eyes	泪花


熱淚 rèlèi	熱淚 \| 熱淚* \| *熱淚	hot tears	热泪


撕毀 sīhuǐ	撕毀 \| 撕毀* \| *撕毀	to tear up / to rip up / too shred	撕毁


熱淚盈眶 rèlèiyíngkuàng	熱淚盈眶 \| 熱淚盈眶* \| *熱淚盈眶	eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved	热泪盈眶


擘 bò	擘 \| 擘* \| *擘	thumb / to break / to tear / to pierce / to split


梨花帶雨 líhuādàiyǔ	梨花帶雨 \| 梨花帶雨* \| *梨花帶雨	lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom) / fig. tear-stained face of a beauty	梨花带雨


嘔心瀝血 ǒuxīnlìxuè	嘔心瀝血 \| 嘔心瀝血* \| *嘔心瀝血	lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears	呕心沥血


淚液 lèiyè	淚液 \| 淚液* \| *淚液	tears / teardrops	泪液


聲淚俱下 shēnglèijùxià	聲淚俱下 \| 聲淚俱下* \| *聲淚俱下	to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice	声泪俱下


鮫人 jiāorén	鮫人 \| 鮫人* \| *鮫人	fish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls	鲛人


垂淚 chuílèi	垂淚 \| 垂淚* \| *垂淚	to shed tears	垂泪


湘妃竹 xiāngfēizhú	湘妃竹 \| 湘妃竹* \| *湘妃竹	same as 斑竹, mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 and Nüying 女英, known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃) upon learning of his death


潸然淚下 shānránlèixià	潸然淚下 \| 潸然淚下* \| *潸然淚下	to shed silent tears (idiom)	潸然泪下


抹淚 mǒlèi	抹淚 \| 抹淚* \| *抹淚	to wipe away tears / (fig.) to shed tears	抹泪


淚點 lèidiǎn	淚點 \| 淚點* \| *淚點	(anatomy) lacrimal punctum / (literary) tears / (neologism c. 2015) the point at which one is moved to tears	泪点


破涕為笑 pòtìwéixiào	破涕為笑 \| 破涕為笑* \| *破涕為笑	to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness	破涕为笑


淚人 lèirén	淚人 \| 淚人* \| *淚人	person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears	泪人


拆毀 chāihuǐ	拆毀 \| 拆毀* \| *拆毀	to demolish; to tear down	拆毁


掉淚 diàolèi	掉淚 \| 掉淚* \| *掉淚	to shed tears	掉泪


消損 xiāosǔn	消損 \| 消損* \| *消損	wear and tear / to wear away over time	消损


涕泗橫流 tìsìhéngliú	涕泗橫流 \| 涕泗橫流* \| *涕泗橫流	tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state	涕泗横流


以淚洗面 yǐlèixǐmiàn	以淚洗面 \| 以淚洗面* \| *以淚洗面	to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)	以泪洗面


揮淚 huīlèi	揮淚 \| 揮淚* \| *揮淚	to shed tears / to be all in tears	挥泪


淚汪汪 lèiwāngwāng	淚汪汪 \| 淚汪汪* \| *淚汪汪	tearful / brimming with tears	泪汪汪


淌下 tǎngxià	淌下 \| 淌下* \| *淌下	to let drip / to trickle down / to shed (tears)


薏仁 yìrén	薏仁 \| 薏仁* \| *薏仁	grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡


痛哭流涕 tòngkūliútì	痛哭流涕 \| 痛哭流涕* \| *痛哭流涕	weeping bitter tears


催淚瓦斯 cuīlèiwǎsī	催淚瓦斯 \| 催淚瓦斯* \| *催淚瓦斯	tear gas	催泪瓦斯


耐穿 nàichuān	耐穿 \| 耐穿* \| *耐穿	durable / proof against wear and tear


不見棺材不落淚 bùjiànguāncaibùluòlèi	不見…落淚 \| 不見…落淚* \| *不見…落淚	lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) / fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality	不见棺材不落泪


貓哭耗子 māokūhàozi	貓哭耗子 \| 貓哭耗子* \| *貓哭耗子	the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears	猫哭耗子


淚管 lèiguǎn	淚管 \| 淚管* \| *淚管	tear duct	泪管


垂泣 chuíqì	垂泣 \| 垂泣* \| *垂泣	to shed tears


捩 liè	捩 \| 捩* \| *捩	tear / twist


撕破 sīpò	撕破 \| 撕破* \| *撕破	to tear / to rip


扯破 chěpò	扯破 \| 扯破* \| *扯破	tear apart


打掉 dǎdiào	打掉 \| 打掉* \| *打掉	to tear down / to destroy / to dismantle (a gang) / to abort (a fetus)


淚痕 lèihén	淚痕 \| 淚痕* \| *淚痕	tear stains	泪痕


破口 pòkǒu	破口 \| 破口* \| *破口	tear or rupture / to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes) / without restraint (e.g. of swearing)


杜鵑啼血 dùjuāntíxuè	杜鵑啼血 \| 杜鵑啼血* \| *杜鵑啼血	lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) / fig. extreme grief	杜鹃啼血


撕碎 sīsuì	撕碎 \| 撕碎* \| *撕碎	to tear to shreds


哧 chī	哧 \| 哧* \| *哧	(onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc


薏苡 yìyǐ	薏苡 \| 薏苡* \| *薏苡	Job's tears plant (Coix lacryma-jobi) / Chinese pearl barley


乾嚎 gānháo	乾嚎 \| 乾嚎* \| *乾嚎	to cry out loud without tears	干嚎


涕淚交流 tìlèijiāoliú	涕淚交流 \| 涕淚交流* \| *涕淚交流	tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically	涕泪交流


裂片 lièpiàn	裂片 \| 裂片* \| *裂片	splinter / chip / tear (split in a surface) / lobe


鱷魚眼淚 èyúyǎnlèi	鱷魚眼淚 \| 鱷魚眼淚* \| *鱷魚眼淚	crocodile tears	鳄鱼眼泪


貓哭老鼠 māokūlǎoshǔ	貓哭老鼠 \| 貓哭老鼠* \| *貓哭老鼠	the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears	猫哭老鼠


苡米 yǐmǐ	苡米 \| 苡米* \| *苡米	grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡


洏 ér	洏 \| 洏* \| *洏	to flow (as water or tears)


涕泗縱橫 tìsìzònghéng	涕泗縱橫 \| 涕泗縱橫* \| *涕泗縱橫	tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state	涕泗纵横


淚如雨下 lèirúyǔxià	淚如雨下 \| 淚如雨下* \| *淚如雨下	tears falling like rain (idiom)	泪如雨下


拆用 chāiyòng	拆用 \| 拆用* \| *拆用	to tear down and reuse / to cannibalize


啼笑皆非 tíxiàojiēfēi	啼笑皆非 \| 啼笑皆非* \| *啼笑皆非	lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears


撕票 sīpiào	撕票 \| 撕票* \| *撕票	lit. to tear the ticket / to kill a hostage (usually held for ransom)


涕泗滂沱 tìsìpāngtuó	涕泗滂沱 \| 涕泗滂沱* \| *涕泗滂沱	a flood of tears and mucus / broken-hearted and weeping bitterly


汍 wán	汍 \| 汍* \| *汍	shed tears


轘 huàn	轘 \| 轘* \| *轘	to tear between chariots (as punishment)


涕 tì	涕 \| 涕* \| *涕	tears / nasal mucus


簌簌 sùsù	簌簌 \| 簌簌* \| *簌簌	very slight sound / rustling (onom.) / to stream down (of tears) / luxuriant growth (of vegetation)


涕泣 tìqì	涕泣 \| 涕泣* \| *涕泣	to weep / to shed tears


感激涕零 gǎnjītìlíng	感激涕零 \| 感激涕零* \| *感激涕零	to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears


乾號 gānháo	乾號 \| 乾號* \| *乾號	to cry out loud without tears	干号


車裂 chēliè	車裂 \| 車裂* \| *車裂	to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment)	车裂


淌淚 tǎnglèi	淌淚 \| 淌淚* \| *淌淚	to shed a tear	淌泪

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