汗 (hàn) — sweat, perspiration
Definition
汗 is a noun for the liquid: sweat/perspiration (一滴汗, 出一身汗). It pairs with 冒 in the common phrase 冒汗 ('to break a sweat'); 汗水 is the compound word for the same substance.
noun
sweatperspiration
Measure word · 滴, 头, 身
Examples
- 汗。Yì dī hàn cóng liǎn shàng luò xià lái.A drop of sweat fell from the face.
- ，汗。Xià tiān de zhōng wǔ, wǒ chū le yì shēn hàn.At summer noon, I broke into a sweat all over.
- 。Tā jǐn zhāng dé mǎn tóu dà hàn.He was so nervous that his head was covered with sweat.
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