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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 酸甜苦辣
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 酸甜苦辣 | suān - tián - kǔ - là | - lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) - fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 5 | 38,642 | 26,090 | 14,133 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 酸 | suān | - sour - tart - sick at heart - grieved - sore - aching - pedantic - impractical - to make sarcastic remarks about sb - an acid |
| 甜 | tián | - sweet |
| 苦 | kǔ | - bitter - hardship - pain - to suffer - to bring suffering to - painstakingly |
| 辣 | là | - hot (spicy) - pungent - (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting - to burn |
| 辣 | là | - old variant of 辣[la4] |
Other Words Containing 酸甜苦辣
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 酸甜苦辣 | - | 5 | 38,642 | 26,090 | 14,133 |