大汗

dàhàn / dàhán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 heavy sweat
  2. 2 profuse sweating

Examples

HSK 6
Tā dǎwán lánqiú, chū le yìshēn dàhàn.
After playing basketball, he was drenched in sweat.
HSK 6
Zhème rè de tiān hái chuān zhe xīzhuāng, tā rè de dàhàn zhí mào.
Wearing a suit on such a hot day, he was pouring with sweat.

Tips

usage
Mostly after 出 'to break out in': 出了一身大汗 'broke out in a sweat all over'. It also appears in the set phrases 满头大汗 'sweat pouring down one's face' and 大汗淋漓 'dripping with sweat'.
mistakes
Here 汗 is 'sweat', with a fourth tone. Read 大汗 with a second tone, the same characters mean 'Great Khan', as in 可汗 and 成吉思汗.

Stroke Order

大 dà
汗 hàn