酸 suān sour
sour; ache
怎么记住“酸”: 酉 whisky bottle + 夋 hesitate = sour. Uncle opens an old whisky bottle from the cellar, and the guests hesitate to taste it because it smells so sour.
部件结构
酸 = 酉 whisky bottle + 夋 hesitate
- 酉 whisky bottle
- 夋 hesitate
Uncle opens an old whisky bottle from the cellar, and the guests hesitate to taste it because it smells so sour.
用法
- Two everyday senses: literal 'sour' - 这个橘子很酸 (zhège júzi hěn suān) this orange is sour; and physical 'achy/sore' - 腿很酸 (tuǐ hěn suān) my legs ache.
- Distinct from 疼/痛 (téng/tòng, sharp pain): 酸 is the dull, tired soreness of muscles after exercise.
- Figurative 心酸 (xīnsuān) means heartache/bittersweet sadness - 酸 stands for one of the five tastes in 酸甜苦辣 (suān-tián-kǔ-là), the phrase for life's ups and downs.
含“酸”的词语
例句
- 柠檬太酸了。 Níngméng tài suān le.This lemon is too sour.