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辛酸 (xīn suān): Bitter (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
辛 • xīn • bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
xīn
辛
bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
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 辛酸.
Words with
辛
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
艰辛
jiān xīn
hardships
辛勤
xīn qín
industrious; hardworking
辛亥
xīn hài
Xinhai (year in the sexagenary cycle)
辛劳
xīn láo
hard work, toil
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
untold hardships; with great difficulty
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
endure hardships and suffering
辛辛苦苦
xīn xīn kǔ kǔ
with great effort; painstakingly
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
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 辛酸 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
感到
gǎn
感
dào
到
xīn
辛
suān
酸
neutral
feel bitter
Adjective + Noun
xīn
辛
suān
酸
wǎng
往
shì
事
neutral
Verb + Object
with
饱含
bǎo
饱
hán
含
xīn
辛
suān
酸
5.
Example Sentences with 辛酸
tā
他
xiǎng
想
qǐ
起
guò
过
qù
去
de
的
xīn
辛
bitter past events
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?
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.
