Definition & Meaning

be soaked with sweat; all of a sweat; perspire all over

Word usage

hàn liú jiā bèi

汗 流 浃 背

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slbe soaked with sweat; all of a sweat; perspire all over
- tā dà jīng shī sè hàn liú jiā bèi
  她大惊失色，汗流浃背。
  She turned pale with fright and sweat broke out all over her body.
- wǒ men zǒng shì hàn liú jiā bèi de gōng zuò
  我们总是汗流浃背地工作。
  We are always sweating away at our job.
- wǒ yǐ jīng hàn liú jiā bèi le
  我已经汗流浃背了！
  I'm sweating like a pig!
synonym
dà hàn lín lí大汗淋漓 huī hàn rú yǔ挥汗如雨 hàn rú yǔ xià汗如雨下 hàn liú mǎn miàn汗流满面 huī hàn chéng yǔ挥汗成雨 hàn chū rú jiāng汗出如浆 biàn tǐ shēng jīn遍体生津

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"浃" cannot be written as "夹".

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