汗牛充栋 hàn niú chōng dòng

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

Characters

Character Meaning
汗 hàn HSK 4
sweat; perspiration
牛 niú HSK 2
cow; ox; bull
充 chōng HSK 5
to fill; full; sufficient
栋 dòng HSK 6
classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)