大汗淋漓
dà hàn lín lí
dripping with sweat; pouring with sweat
Character by character
大dà
big
big
汗hàn
sweat
sweat
淋lín
dripping
dripping
漓lí
streaming
streaming
Example
他跑完十公里，大汗淋漓地回到了家。
He came home from his ten-kilometre run dripping with sweat.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
After exercise, hard work, a hot day or a fierce hotpot. 淋漓 is “dripping, streaming”; the same word turns up in 痛快淋漓, “to one’s heart’s content”.
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