挥汗如雨

揮汗如雨

huīhànrúyǔ

idiom #40,907

Meanings

1 to drip with sweat as if in rain (idiom)
2 pouring sweat
3 drenched in perspiration

Characters

Examples

夏天在工地上干活，工人们挥汗如雨。

Xiàtiān zài gōngdì shàng gàn huó, gōngrénmen huī hàn rú yǔ.

Working on a summer construction site, the workers were drenched in sweat.

运动员在比赛中挥汗如雨，毫不松懈。

Yùndòngyuán zài bǐsài zhōng huī hàn rú yǔ, háo bù sōngxiè.

The athletes poured sweat during the match, never slackening.

Tips

history

Drawn from 《战国策·齐策一》: 连衽成帷，举袂成幕，挥汗成雨 — a passage describing bustling Linzi, where the crowds were so dense that their sweat, flicked away, felt like rainfall. The compressed 挥汗如雨 carries that vivid image.

usage

Describes heavy sweating from heat or physical effort. Often in construction, sports, cooking, summer labor. Contrast with 大汗淋漓 (profusely sweating, more everyday) — 挥汗如雨 has a more literary flavor.

Stroke Order

挥 huī

汗 hàn

如 rú

雨 yǔ