汗流浃背 hànliújiābèi soaked with sweat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 汗 hàn noun sweat sweat; perspiration; to sweat流 liú verb to flow to flow or stream like a liquid; to shed tears, sweat, or blood浃背 浹背 jiābèi adjective sweat-soaked back (bound form) a back soaked or drenched with sweat; typically used in the phrase 汗流浃背 hànliújiābèi