大汗淋漓

dàhànlínlí

phrase #25,976

Meanings

1 dripping with sweat
2 soaked in sweat

Characters

sweat, perspiration

to drip, to drench

flowing freely (of liquid)

Examples

跑完马拉松后，他大汗淋漓。

Pǎo wán mǎlāsōng hòu, tā dàhànlínlí.

After finishing the marathon, he was dripping with sweat.

在烈日下工作，工人们个个大汗淋漓。

Zài lièrì xià gōngzuò, gōngrénmen gège dàhànlínlí.

Working under the blazing sun, every worker was soaked in sweat.

Tips

memory

大 (great) + 汗 (sweat) + 淋漓 (dripping, flowing freely). 淋漓 is an onomatopoeic-like compound suggesting liquid dripping — you can almost hear the sweat hitting the floor.

Stroke Order

大 dà

汗 hàn

淋 lín

漓 lí