酸

Sour in Chinese: 酸 (suān)

suān

sour

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1sour
  2. 2tart
  3. 3sick at heart
  4. 4grieved
  5. 5sore
  6. 6aching
  7. 7pedantic
  8. 8impractical
  9. 9to make sarcastic remarks about sb
  10. 10an acid

Stroke order

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酸

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄨㄢ

suān

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 酸 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 牛奶酸了。

    niú nǎi suān le。

    The milk is sour.

  • 柚子很酸。

    yòu zǐ hěn suān。

    The grapefruit tastes very sour.

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Related words

酸奶

suān nǎi

yogurt

心酸

xīn suān

to feel sad

辛酸

xīn suān

pungent (taste)

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

孙子

sūn zi

grandson

躺

tǎng

to recline

提供

tí gōng

to offer

提醒

tí xǐng

to remind

填空

tián kòng

to fill a job vacancy

同情

tóng qíng

to sympathize with

推迟

tuī chí

to postpone

脱

tuō

to shed

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