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辛酸

辛酸 (xīn suān): Bitter (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

辛酸 consists of 2 characters.

bitter, spicy; laborious, hard

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Word Info

Pinyinxīn suān

MeaningBitter

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word辛酸

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3.

How to Use 辛酸 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 辛酸 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

xīn辛

suān酸

neutral

feel bitter

Adjective + Noun

xīn辛

suān酸

wǎng往

shì事

neutral

bitter past events

Verb + Objectwith饱含

bǎo饱

hán含

xīn辛

suān酸

4.

Example Sentences with 辛酸

tā他

xiǎng想

qǐ起

guò过

qù去

de的

xīn辛

xīn辛

suān酸

de的

lèi泪

shuǐ水

neutral

bitter tears

formal

Written

full of bitterness

suān酸

，

kū哭

le了

。

He cried when he thought of the bitterness of the past.

tā他

huí回

yì忆

qǐ起

nà那

duàn段

xīn辛

suān酸

de的

wǎng往

shì事

，

bù不

jīn禁

liú流

xià下

yǎn眼

lèi泪

。

As he recalled that bitter past, he couldn't help but shed tears.

tā他

chuàng创

yè业

de的

xīn辛

suān酸

lì历

chéng程

，

zhǐ只

yǒu有

zì自

jǐ己

cái才

néng能

zhēn真

zhèng正

tǐ体

huì会

。

Only he himself can truly understand the bitter journey of his entrepreneurship.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

jīng经

lì历

guò过

zhè这

zhǒng种

xīn辛

suān酸

de的

shí时

kè刻

ma吗

？

Haven't you ever experienced such bitter moments?

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

zhǔ主

rén人

gōng公

xīn辛

suān酸

de的

fèn奋

dòu斗

lì历

chéng程

。

This movie tells the bitter struggle of the protagonist.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

xiàng向

rén人

qīng倾

sù诉

guò过

zì自

jǐ己

nèi内

xīn心

de的

xīn辛

suān酸

yǔ与

wú无

nài奈

。

He has never confided to anyone about the bitterness and helplessness in his heart.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

guò过

chéng程

chōng充

mǎn满

xīn辛

suān酸

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

de的

chéng成

gōng功

ràng让

tā他

bèi倍

gǎn感

xīn欣

wèi慰

。

Although the process was full of bitterness, the ultimate success brought him great comfort.

tā她

huí回

yì忆

qǐ起

nà那

duàn段

xīn辛

suān酸

de的

wǎng往

shì事

，

xīn心

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

gǎn感

kǎi慨

。

Recalling that bitter past, she was filled with emotion.

tīng听

zhe着

tā她

jiǎng讲

shù述

nà那

duàn段

xīn辛

suān酸

de的

wǎng往

shì事

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

chén沉

mò默

le了

。

Listening to her recount that bitter past, we all fell silent.

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Words with 酸

酸奶suān nǎiHSK 4
酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làHSK 5
心酸xīn suānHSK 7-9
氰酸qíngsuān
硝酸xiāo suān
硫酸liú suān
酞酸tàisuān
酸硷suānjiǎn