苦涩
kǔ​sè

bitter and astringent

苦涩 苦澀 kǔ​sè
bitter and astringent adjective
having a taste that is both bitter and harsh

他的喉咙后面有一股苦涩的味道。

tā de hóu​lóng hòu​miàn yǒu yī gǔ kǔ​sè de wèi​dao.

There was a bitter taste in the back of his throat.

pained
feeling or showing deep mental pain, anguish, or hardship

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.13 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
4.36 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)