辛酸 meaning in English

xīnsuān

pungent (taste); bitter

HSK 7-9adjective21 strokes

Meaning of 辛酸

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

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辛 xīn · bitter · 7 strokes

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酸 suān · sour · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 辛酸.

酸奶suānnǎiyogurt
辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard
酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so
艰辛jiānxīnhardships; arduous
辛勤xīnqínhardworking; industrious
心酸xīnsuānto feel sad
辛辛苦苦xīnxīnkǔkǔpainstakingly; with great trouble
寒酸hánsuānwretched; poverty-stricken
硫酸liúsuānsulfuric acid
辛劳xīnláolaborious
酸痛suāntòngto ache
千辛万苦qiānxīnwànkǔto suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty

Questions about 辛酸

What does 辛酸 mean?

辛酸 (xīnsuān) means "pungent (taste); bitter" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 辛酸?

辛酸 is made of 2 characters: 辛 (7 strokes), 酸 (14 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 辛酸 an HSK word?

Yes. 辛酸 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.