hán
suān

common
adjective

Meaning of 寒酸

寒酸 means shabby; poverty-stricken (appearance); ungracefully frugal; shabby;简陋简陋; tacky; unimpressive due to excessive frugality. Pronounced hán suān.

  • shabby; poverty-stricken (appearance); ungracefully frugal
  • shabby;简陋简陋; tacky; unimpressive due to excessive frugality

Definitions & Examples

chuān穿
zhe
jiàn
jiù
cháng
shān
 
hán
suān
xiàng
 

He wore an old long gown, looking very shabby.

Bié
kàn
xiàn
zài
hán
suān
 
dāng
nián
shì
yǒu
cái
de
shū
shēng
 

Don't judge him by his current shabby appearance; he was a talented scholar back in the day.

shēn
shang
zǒng
dài
zhe
qióng
shū
shēng
de
hán
suān
 

He always carries an air of impoverished scholar about him.