淋漓

línlí
adjective #37,403

Meanings

  1. 1 dripping wet
  2. 2 saturated
  3. 3 uninhibited
  4. 4 free-flowing

Examples

HSK 5
Tā dǎ wán qiú dàhàn línlí.
After playing ball he was dripping with sweat.
HSK 7-9
Zhè shǒu shī bǎ zuòzhě de bēifèn biǎodá de línlíjìnzhì.
This poem expresses the author's grief and indignation to the fullest.

Tips

memory
Both and carry the water radical - picture liquid streaming down. Beyond the literal dripping sense, 淋漓 extends to anything done all the way: 痛快淋漓 (thoroughly satisfying), 淋漓尽致 (to the fullest extent). The English to do something to one's heart's content is the closest match.

Stroke Order

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