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酸

suān

Novice Level 2*
Stative verb

酸 (suān) is a Chinese word meaning “sour”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. sour
  2. tart
  3. sick at heart
  4. grieved
  5. sore
  6. aching
  7. pedantic
  8. impractical
  9. to make sarcastic remarks about sb
  10. an acid

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Example

這個水果有點酸，還沒熟。

This fruit is a bit sour; it's not ripe yet.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).