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title: "Leishui Meaning: 泪水 (lèishuǐ) Means “tears”"
description: "泪水 (traditional 淚水, lèishuǐ) means “tears”. Hear its tones, see what 泪 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leishui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 泪水 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

泪水 lèishuǐ

## tears

## Its characters

1. 泪 lèi tear
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

听到这个好消息，她流下了激动的泪水。 Hearing the good news, she shed tears of excitement.

[More about 泪水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%AA%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 泪 or 水

- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)
- [流水 liúshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui)
- [潜水 qiánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianshui)

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