Chinese word dictionary

汗流浃背

hàn liú jiā bèi · to sweat profusely (idiom); drenched in sweat

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Word information

Simplified汗流浃背

Traditional汗流浹背

Pinyinhàn liú jiā bèi

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

汗hàn

perspiration, sweat

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

浃jiā

to saturate, to drench; wet, damp

背bèi

back, backside; to betray, to violate

How to learn 汗流浃背

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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背bēi

to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder; variant of 背[bei1]

背包bēibāo

knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll; CL:個|个[ge4]

汗hàn

perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent