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酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là): Sour (fixed phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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酸甜苦辣 consists of 4 characters.

Example Sentences with 酸甜苦辣

shé舌

jiān尖

néng能

gǎn感

shòu受

dào到

suān酸

tián甜

kǔ苦

là辣

。

The tip of the tongue can sense sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy.

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

bāo包

hán含

le了

rén人

shēng生

de的

suān

dú独

zì自

zài在

yì异

xiāng乡

dǎ打

pīn拼

，

tā他

cháng

酸

tián甜

kǔ苦

là辣

。

This dish contains the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors of life.

尝

jǐn尽

le了

shēng生

huó活

de的

suān酸

tián甜

kǔ苦

là辣

zī滋

wèi味

。

Working alone in a foreign land, he has tasted all the bittersweet flavors of life.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 酸甜苦辣.

Words with 酸

心酸xīn suān
硝酸xiāo suān
硫酸liú suān
辛酸xīn suān
酸奶suān nǎi
氨基酸ān jī suān
碳酸钠tàn suān nà
碳酸钾tàn suān jiǎ

Words with 甜

甜品tián pǐn
甜头tián tou
甜美tián měi
甜蜜tián mì

Words with 苦

辛苦xīn kǔHSK 4
何苦hé kǔ
刻苦kè kǔ
受苦shòu kǔ
吃苦chī kǔ
挖苦wā kǔ
痛苦tòng kǔ
艰苦jiān kǔ

Words with 辣

辣椒là jiāo
麻辣má là
火辣辣huǒ là là