酸 (suān) — sour, tart; sore, aching; sick at heart, grieved
Definition
Polysemous adjective: literally 'sour' (taste), and figuratively 'aching' (muscles) or 'sick at heart' (a pang of sadness, lighter than 伤心).
adjective
sourtartsoreachingsick at heartgrieved
Easily confused
Examples
- 酸。Zhè ge píng guǒ hěn suān.This apple is very sour.
- ,酸。Zǒu le hěn jiǔ, tuǐ dōu zǒu suān le.After walking a long time, my legs became sore.
- ,酸。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xīn lǐ yì suān.Hearing the news, he felt a pang of sadness.
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