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心酸

xīn suān

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

心酸 (xīn suān) means "to feel sad". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 心酸 means

1. to feel sad

The characters in 心酸

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 酸suānsour; tart; sick at heart

Example sentences

• 自从得到他爸爸去了以来，戴夫就心酸。
  Zìcóng dédào tā bàba qù le yǐlái, dài fū jiù xīnsuān.
  Ever since his father died, David has been very sad.

Words containing 心酸

• 尝尽心酸cháng jìn xīn suānto experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read xīn suān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 辛酸pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad

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