Definition
汗水 (hàn shuǐ) refers to 'sweat' as visible liquid drops, often used in written or descriptive contexts. It is more specific than 汗 (hàn), which is the everyday word for sweat in general. 汗水 commonly pairs with measure words like 滴 (dī, drop) and appears in set phrases.
noun
sweatperspiration
Easily confused
- 酣睡hān shuìsound-aliketo sleep soundly, to be in a deep sleep
Examples
- 汗水。Tā yùndòng hòu cā diào liǎn shàng de hàn shuǐ.After exercising, he wiped the sweat off his face.
- 汗水。Měi yì dī hàn shuǐ dōu dàibiǎo xīnqín de láodòng.Every drop of sweat represents hard work.
- ，汗水。Bǐsài jiéshù hòu, tā de hàn shuǐ bǎ chènshān nòng shī le.After the game ended, his sweat made his shirt wet.
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