浑身酸痛

渾身痠痛

húnshēnsuāntòng

phrase

Meanings

1 aching all over
2 sore throughout the body
3 full-body soreness

Characters

Examples

昨天爬山，今天浑身酸痛。

Zuótiān pá shān, jīntiān húnshēn suāntòng.

I hiked yesterday — today my whole body aches.

感冒的时候会发烧浑身酸痛。

Gǎnmào de shíhou huì fāshāo húnshēn suāntòng.

When you have a cold you get a fever and body aches.

搬了一天家，累得浑身酸痛。

Bān le yì tiān jiā, lèi de húnshēn suāntòng.

After moving house all day, I'm sore all over from exhaustion.

Tips

usage

浑身 means "the whole body" — a classic pair with 全身. 酸痛 distinguishes the dull, muscle-fatigue kind of ache (酸) plus sharp soreness (痛), not the wounded pain of 疼.

Stroke Order

浑 hún

身 shēn

酸 suān

痛 tòng