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心酸 (xīn suān): Heartbroken / Sore at heart (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xīn
心
heart; mind; core
酸 • suān • sour • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
suān
酸
sour
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 心酸.
Words with
心
关心
guān xīn
care about
小心
xiǎo xīn
take care
心里
xīn li
chest
担心
dān xīn
worry
放心
fàng xīn
relax; feel relieved
伤心
shāng xīn
sad
信心
xìn xīn
confidence
内心
nèi xīn
heart; innermost being
Words with
酸
酸奶
suān nǎi
yogurt
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
辛酸
xīn suān
Bitter
乳酸
rǔ suān
lactic acid
寒酸
hán suān
shabby; poor-looking; miserly
尖酸
jiān suān
sharp; acerbic (speech)
氰酸
qíngsuān
cyanic acid
盐酸
yán suān
hydrochloric acid
4.
How to Use 心酸 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
一阵
yī
一
zhèn
阵
xīn
心
suān
酸
neutral
a wave of sadness
Verb + Complement
with
令人
lìng
令
rén
人
xīn
心
suān
酸
Adjective + Noun
with
往事
xīn
心
suān
酸
wǎng
往
shì
事
Verb + Object
with
感到
gǎn
感
dào
到
xīn
心
suān
酸
5.
Example Sentences with 心酸
kàn
看
dào
到
xiǎo
小
gǒu
狗
bèi
被
pāo
抛
qì
弃
neutral
make one feel heartache
neutral
heartbreaking past events
neutral
feel heartache/sadness
，
wǒ
我
gǎn
感
dào
到
xīn
心
suān
酸
。
Seeing the puppy abandoned made me feel heartbroken.
tā
他
qiáng
强
yán
颜
huān
欢
xiào
笑
de
的
yàng
样
zi
子
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
ràng
让
wǒ
我
gèng
更
jiā
加
xīn
心
suān
酸
。
His forced smile made me feel even more heartbroken.
zhè
这
fèn
份
bào
报
gào
告
jiē
揭
shì
示
le
了
shè
社
huì
会
dǐ
底
céng
层
mín
民
zhòng
众
de
的
kùn
困
jìng
境
，
dú
读
lái
来
lìng
令
rén
人
xīn
心
suān
酸
。
This report reveals the plight of people at the bottom of society, which is heartbreaking to read.
tīng
听
dào
到
tā
他
jiǎng
讲
shù
述
tóng
童
nián
年
de
的
gù
故
shì
事
，
wǒ
我
bù
不
jīn
禁
yǒu
有
xiē
些
xīn
心
suān
酸
。
Hearing him talk about his childhood story made me feel a bit heartbroken.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
bú
不
wèi
为
zhè
这
xiē
些
wú
无
jiā
家
kě
可
guī
归
de
的
hái
孩
zi
子
gǎn
感
dào
到
xīn
心
suān
酸
ma
吗
？
Don't you feel sore at heart for these homeless children?
