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汗牛充屋 — “Describes a vast collection of books”

汗牛充屋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast collection of books”. Numerous books. Literally, “Oxen sweat, filling the room with books”.

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汗牛充屋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

汗牛充屋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
汗
hàn6sweat
牛
niú4Ox, awesome, or stubborn
充
chōng6fill, be full, act as
屋
wū9house, room, building

Example Sentence with 汗牛充屋

这个历史档案馆的文献资料可谓汗牛充屋,为研究者提供了宝贵的资源。
The historical archives' documents are truly vast, providing invaluable resources for researchers.

Idioms Related to 汗牛充屋

Synonyms of 汗牛充屋

  • hàn汗niú牛chōng充dòng栋an immense collection of books
  • hàn汗niú牛sāi塞wū屋an immense collection of books
  • hàn汗niú牛sāi塞dòng栋an immense collection of books

More idioms starting with 汗

  • hàn汗bù不gǎn敢chū出too scared to sweat
  • hàn汗chū出zhān沾bèi背drenched in sweat
  • hàn汗chū出qià洽bèi背drenched in sweat from extreme fear
  • hàn汗chū出jiā浃bèi背drenched in sweat from fear
  • hàn汗rú如yǔ雨xià下sweat profusely
  • hàn汗qià洽gǔ股lì栗sweating and trembling with fear
  • hàn汗liú流jiā夹bèi背drenched in sweat from extreme fear
  • hàn汗liú流jiē接zhǒng踵sweat flowing to one's heels
  • hàn汗liú流qià洽bèi背drenched in sweat from fear or exertion
  • hàn汗liú流qià洽yī衣sweat profusely, soaking clothes
  • hàn汗liú流jiā浃tǐ体drenched in sweat from extreme fear
  • hàn汗liú流jiā浃fū肤drenched in a cold sweat from extreme fear

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Questions about 汗牛充屋

What does 汗牛充屋 mean?

汗牛充屋 (hàn niú chōng wū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast collection of books”.

How do you pronounce 汗牛充屋?

汗牛充屋 is pronounced hàn niú chōng wū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 汗牛充屋 literally mean?

Literally, 汗牛充屋 means “Oxen sweat, filling the room with books”. It is used to mean “describes a vast collection of books”.

What is the Chinese definition of 汗牛充屋?

形容藏书非常多。同“汗牛充栋”。

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