浑身酸痛

渾身痠痛

húnshēn suāntòng

phrase

Meanings

1 aching all over
2 sore throughout the body
3 full-body soreness

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

昨天爬山，今天浑身酸痛。

Zuótiān páshān, jīntiān húnshēn suāntòng.

I hiked yesterday, today my whole body aches.

HSK 3

感冒的时候会发烧浑身酸痛。

Gǎnmào de shíhou huì fāshāo húnshēn suāntòng.

When you have a cold you get a fever and body aches.

HSK 3

搬了一天家，累得浑身酸痛。

Bān le yì tiān jiā, lèi de húnshēn suāntòng.

After moving house all day, I'm sore all over from exhaustion.

Tips

usage

浑身 means "the whole body," a classic pair with 全身. 酸痛 distinguishes the dull, muscle-fatigue kind of ache (酸) plus sharp soreness (痛), not the wounded pain of 疼.

Stroke Order

浑 hún

身 shēn

酸 suān

痛 tòng