汗水

• Pinyin: hàn shuǐ
• Desglose de hanzi: 汗 = 氵(water) + 干 (dry) — moisture from dryness/heat; 水 = pictograph of flowing water

Significado

Sudor; transpiración; por extensión, símbolo de esfuerzo y dedicación.

Frequently used figuratively to represent dedication and effort. 汗水 (sweat as a mass noun, often figurative) is broader than 汗 (sweat as a substance). Common in motivational language and literary expression: 用汗水换来的成功 (success earned through sweat and toil).

Ejemplos

1. 运动员们在训练场上挥洒汗水，为即将到来的全国锦标赛做着最后的冲刺准备。
2. 这片沙漠中的绿洲凝聚了几代移民的汗水与心血，如今已成为远近闻名的农业示范基地。
3. 她用多年的汗水与坚持，最终将一个濒临倒闭的小作坊发展成为拥有数百名员工的现代企业。

Guía de uso

Contexto: sport, literature, motivational, everyday

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 多年来，他以默默耕耘的汗水浇灌着这片土地，终于盼来了今日的丰收。(For many years, he irrigated this land with the sweat of his silent toil, finally seeing today's bountiful harvest.)
• 实验室里的研究人员连续奋战了七十二小时，以汗水和智慧攻克了这一困扰学界多年的技术难题。(The researchers in the laboratory fought continuously for seventy-two hours, overcoming with sweat and wisdom a technical problem that had plagued the academic community for many years.)

Incorrecto

• 汗水 when referring to emotional tears — 汗水 is specifically sweat; for tears use 泪水 or 泪珠

Origen e historia

汗 (sweat) + 水 (water) — literally 'sweat water'

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal