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寒酸

hán suān

2-character word

What 寒酸 means

1. wretched
2. poverty-stricken
3. unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

The characters in 寒酸

• 寒háncold; poor; to tremble
• 酸suānsour; tart; sick at heart

Example sentences

• 大楼看上去那么寒酸。
  Dàlóu kànshangqu nàme hánsuān.
  The buildings look so tiny.
• 大楼看上去那幺寒酸。
  The buildings look so tiny.