心
酸

To feel sad in Chinese: 心酸 (xīn suān)

xīn suān

to feel sad

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to feel sad

Stroke order

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心
酸

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄢ

suān

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 看到老人独自生活,我很心酸。

    kàn dào lǎo rén dú zì shēng huó, wǒ hěn xīn suān。

    Seeing the old man living all alone made me feel sad.

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Related words

酸

suān

sour

心

xīn

heart

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

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