How do you pronounce 寒酸?

寒酸 is pronounced "hán suān" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 寒酸?

寒酸 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What characters make up 寒酸?

寒酸 is made up of the characters 寒, 酸. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 寒酸?

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寒酸 (hán suān), wretched

Q: What does 寒酸 mean in Chinese?

寒酸 (hán suān) means "wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)" in Chinese.

寒酸

hán suān

wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

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寒酸

Definitions

wretched
poverty-stricken
unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

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Related Words

佌(cǐ)· petty

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可怜兮兮(kě lián xī xī)· miserable

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哀莫大于心死(āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ)· nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

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啼饥号寒(tí jī háo hán)· hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

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寒酸