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酸 suān

sour

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 4
Radical
酉
Type
Ideograph
Made of 酉夋 ⿰酉夋

Memory hint: Wine 酉 aged too long 夋; 夋 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 这个苹果很酸。
    Zhège píngguǒ hěn suān.
    This apple is very sour.
    this (measure) apple very sour
  2. 这道菜是不是有点儿酸？
    Zhè dào cài shì bu shì yǒudiǎnr suān?
    Isn't this dish a bit sour?
    this (measure) dish is not is a-little sour
  3. 请少放点儿醋，太酸了。
    Qǐng shǎo fàng diǎnr cù, tài suān le.
    Please add less vinegar, it's too sour.
    please less put a-bit vinegar, too sour (particle)
  4. 这个汤一点儿都不酸。
    Zhège tāng yìdiǎnr dōu bù suān.
    This soup isn't sour at all.
    this (measure) soup a-little all not sour
  5. 运动以后，他的腿感觉又酸又疼。
    Yùndòng yǐhòu, tā de tuǐ gǎnjué yòu suān yòu téng.
    After exercising, his legs felt sore and aching.
    exercise after, he (particle) leg feel both sore both painful

Words with 酸 (1)