How to say “sweat” in Chinese
sweat (lit.)
“Sweat” in Chinese is 汗水, hàn shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
汗水 is read hàn shuǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 干 gān hints at the sound.
A picture of a stream.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “汗水”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sweat” in Chinese?
“Sweat” in Chinese is 汗水, pinyin hànshuǐ.
What does 汗水 mean?
汗水 (hànshuǐ) means “sweat (lit.)”.
How do you write 汗水?
汗水 is 2 characters: 汗 (hàn) — sweat; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 汗水?
汗水 is read hànshuǐ. Tones: hàn — fourth tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“sweat” in the lesson “Champions and records”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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