xīn​suān HSK7

miserable

辛酸 xīn​suān
miserable adjective
bitter, sad, or full of suffering (usually regarding life experiences)

Only he knows the bitterness he experienced along the way.

pungent adjective
pungent and sour in taste; bitter

The roots of this plant have a pungent and sour taste.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.330 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
3.42 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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