hàn
liú
jiā
bèi

idiom

Meaning of 汗流浃背

汗流浃背 means sweat streaming down one's back; drenched in sweat. Pronounced hàn liú jiā bèi.

  • sweat streaming down one's back; drenched in sweat

Definitions & Examples

Liè
xià
láo
zuò
le
xiǎo
shí
 
hàn
liú
jiā
bèi
 

After working under the scorching sun for an hour, he was drenched in sweat.

Zhè
ge
nán
ràng
hàn
liú
jiā
bèi
 

This difficult problem made him so anxious that he broke into a cold sweat.

Cháng
pǎo
zhī
hòu
 
suǒ
yǒu
yùn
dòng
yuán
dōu
hàn
liú
jiā
bèi
 

After the long-distance run, all the athletes were sweating profusely.

Bèi
lǎo
bǎn
zhì
wèn
shí
 
jǐn
zhāng
hàn
liú
jiā
bèi
 

When questioned by the boss, he was so nervous he broke out in a sweat.