捏一把冷汗 niē yī bǎ lěng hàn

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
捏 niē HSK 6
to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
把 bǎ HSK 3
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
冷 lěng HSK 1
cold; surname Leng
汗 hàn HSK 4
sweat; perspiration