酸
suān HSK4

sour, tart

酸 suān
sour adjective
having a sharp, biting taste like lemon or vinegar

这个葡萄太酸了。

zhè gè pú​tao tài suān le.

These grapes are too sour.

acid noun
a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis

这种酸的浓度很高。

zhè zhǒng suān de nóng​dù hěn gāo.

The concentration of this acid is very high.

sore adjective
aching or feeling stiff, especially in the muscles

走了一整天路，腿都酸了。

zǒu le yī zhěng​tiān lù, tuǐ dōu suān le.

My legs are sore after walking all day.

corrode verb
to erode or wear away a material by chemical action, specifically by acid.

这种液体能把铁架子酸坏。

zhè zhǒng yè​tǐ néng bǎ tiě jià​zi suān huài.

This liquid can corrode iron racks.

grieved adjective
feeling sick at heart, distressed, or sorrowful

听了他的不幸遭遇，我心里感到很酸。

tīng le tā de bù​xìng zāo​yù, wǒ xīn​li gǎn​dào hěn suān.

Hearing about his misfortune made me feel very sad.

pedantic adjective
being impractical, bookish, or prone to making sarcastic remarks

那个穷书生说话总爱带着一股酸气。

nà​gè qióng shū​shēng shuō​huà zǒng ài dài zhe yī gǔ suān qì.

That poor scholar always speaks with a pedantic air.

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
1,456th most common 76.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,684th most common 32.6 per million appears in 14% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
16.3 per million appears in 6% of films
Written text
42.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
14
Unicode
U+9178

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)