汗牛充栋(hàn niú chōng dòng)

4 charactersTrad. 汗牛充棟

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill…

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Word information

Pinyin
hàn niú chōng dòng
Meaning
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
汗牛充棟

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