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酸
suān
Main
English Definitionsour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about somebody; an acid
Simplified Script酸
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinsuān
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)syun1
Part of Speech(形) adjective
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Part of food/flavors
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=3

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Words With Same Head Word    
酸奶suānnǎiyogurt
酸性suānxìngacidity
酸痛suāntòngto ache
酸菜suāncàipickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làsour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life
Words With Same Tail Word    
心酸xīnsuānto feel sad
辛酸xīnsuānpungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable
氨基酸ānjī suānamino acid
硫酸liúsuānsulfuric acid H2SO4; sulfate
磷酸línsuānphosphoric acid
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