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寒酸
寒酸 (hán suān): Shabby (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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寒 • hán • cold, wintry, chilly
hán
寒
cold, wintry, chilly
酸 • suān • sour • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
suān
酸
sour
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 寒酸.
Words with
寒
寒假
hán jià
winter holiday
寒冷
hán lěng
cold (climate)
严寒
yán hán
bitter cold
寒冬
hán dōng
severe winter; bitter cold winter
寒暄
hán xuān
exchange conventional greetings
寒带
hán dài
frigid zone
伤寒
shāng hán
typhoid fever
寒舍
hán shè
my humble home
Words with
酸
酸奶
suān nǎi
yogurt
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
心酸
xīn suān
Heartbroken / Sore at heart
辛酸
xīn suān
Bitter
乳酸
rǔ suān
lactic acid
尖酸
jiān suān
sharp; acerbic (speech)
氰酸
qíngsuān
cyanic acid
盐酸
yán suān
hydrochloric acid
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Example Sentences with 寒酸
tā
他
chuān
穿
de
得
hěn
很
hán
寒
suān
酸
。
He dresses very shabbily.
zhè
这
jiān
间
fáng
房
zi
子
kàn
看
qǐ
起
lái
来
tài
太
hán
寒
suī
虽
rán
然
shēng
生
huó
活
hán
寒
suān
酸
,
dàn
但
tā
他
suān
酸
le
了
。
This room looks too shabby.
cóng
从
bù
不
bào
抱
yuàn
怨
。
Although his life is poor, he never complains.