酸
甜
苦
辣

Sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot in Chinese: 酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là)

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

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Definitions

  1. 1sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
  2. 2fig. the joys and sorrows of life

Stroke order

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酸
甜
苦
辣

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄨㄢ

suān

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄊㄧㄢˊ

tián

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄚˋ

là

ㄌ/ lㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这些年他尝过了生活的酸甜苦辣。

    zhè xiē nián tā cháng guò le shēng huó de suān tián kǔ là。

    Over these years he has tasted all the joys and sorrows of life.

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Related words

甜

tián

sweet

苦

kǔ

bitter

辣

là

hot (spicy)

酸

suān

sour

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

辣椒

là jiāo

hot pepper

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

酸奶

suān nǎi

yogurt

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

何苦

hé kǔ

why bother?

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