Read Edit View history 苦涩 kǔsè bitter and astringent Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苦涩 (苦澀) kǔsè bitter and astringent adjective having a sharp, harsh, or acrid taste 这种未成熟的果实吃起来非常苦涩。 zhè zhǒng wèi chéngshú de guǒshí chī qilai fēicháng kǔsè. This unripe fruit tastes very bitter. pained adjective expressing or feeling distress, agony, or bitterness 提到那段失败的恋情，他露出了苦涩的微笑。 tídào nà duàn shībài de liànqíng, tā lùchū le kǔsè de wēixiào. Mentioning that failed relationship, he gave a bitter smile. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.13 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 4.36 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
苦涩 (苦澀) kǔsè bitter and astringent adjective having a sharp, harsh, or acrid taste 这种未成熟的果实吃起来非常苦涩。 zhè zhǒng wèi chéngshú de guǒshí chī qilai fēicháng kǔsè. This unripe fruit tastes very bitter. pained adjective expressing or feeling distress, agony, or bitterness 提到那段失败的恋情，他露出了苦涩的微笑。 tídào nà duàn shībài de liànqíng, tā lùchū le kǔsè de wēixiào. Mentioning that failed relationship, he gave a bitter smile. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.13 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 4.36 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)