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苦涩

kǔ sè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 苦澀

苦涩 (kǔ sè) means "bitter and astringent; pained; agonized". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 苦涩 means

1. bitter and astringent
2. pained
3. agonized

The characters in 苦涩

• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 涩sèastringent; tart; acerbity

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