辛
酸

Pungent (taste) in Chinese: 辛酸 (xīn suān)

xīn suān

pungent (taste)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pungent (taste)
  2. 2bitter
  3. 3fig. sad
  4. 4miserable

Stroke order

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辛
酸

Zhuyin

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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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  • 回想起过去的辛酸,她流下了眼泪。

    huí xiǎng qǐ guò qù de xīn suān, tā liú xià le yǎn lèi。

    Recalling the bitterness of the past, she shed tears.

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Related words

酸

suān

sour

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

酸奶

suān nǎi

yogurt

艰辛

jiān xīn

hardships

心酸

xīn suān

to feel sad

辛勤

xīn qín

hardworking

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

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