Chinese word

盗汗

Pronunciation

Pinyindào hàn

Meaning

  • nounnight sweats

Example

孩子睡觉时出了盗汗，妈妈很着急。hái zi shuì jiào shí chū le dào hàn mā mā hěn zháo jí

The child had night sweats while sleeping, and the mother was very worried.

Illustration for 盗汗 (night sweats)

More examples

他夜间常常出盗汗，影响睡眠。tā yè jiān cháng cháng chū dào hàn yíng xiǎng shuì mián

He often has night sweats at night, which affects his sleep.

Core concept

Sweat that appears quietly during sleep without an obvious outside cause.

Common phrases

  • 晚上出盗汗wǎn shàng chū dào hàn

    have night sweats at night

  • 睡觉后出盗汗shuì jiào hòu chū dào hàn

    have night sweats after sleeping

Similar words

睡觉出汗shuì jiào chū hàn: Sweat produced while sleeping.
夜间出汗yè jiān chū hàn: Sweat produced during nighttime hours.
夜汗yè hàn: Sweating that happens at night.

Definition in Chinese

指在睡眠或静卧时，在没有明显外因的情况下出汗，通常指异常的夜间出汗。zhǐ zài shuì mián huò jìng wò shí zài méi yǒu míng xiǎn wài yīn de qíng kuàng xià chū hàn tōng cháng zhǐ yì cháng de yè jiān chū hàn

Word origin

The compound pairs 盗 (dào, "to steal") with 汗 (hàn, "sweat"), using 盗 in its extended sense of something occurring secretly or unnoticed to name sweating during sleep.

Usage tips

  • In health-related conversation, this word sounds like a symptom label, so it suits unusual sweating during sleep more than a casual comment about a warm bedroom.

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