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tear(drop) ☊ giọt nước mắt ☊
撕 → ☊ si1 to tear ☊ Giọt nước mắt ☊
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The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry). ☊ bring ☊
There were tears in his eyes. ☊ eye ☊
She lost control and the tears began to flow. ☊ flow ☊
He bravely held back his tears. ☊ hold sth back ☊
A tear rolled down his face. ☊ tear ☊
Ann wiped a tear from her eye. ☊ tear ☊
The memory brought a tear to her eye (= made her cry). ☊ tear ☊
Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry). ☊ tear ☊
The tears welled up in his eyes. ☊ tear ☊