xīn
suān

HSK 7-9
common
adjective

Meaning of 心酸

心酸 means bitter; heart-wrenching; causing sorrow and pain. Pronounced xīn suān. HSK 7-9.

  • bitter; heart-wrenching; causing sorrow and pain

Definitions & Examples

Xiǎng
duàn
wǎng
shì
 
xīn
zhèn
xīn
suān
 

Thinking of that past event, a wave of bitterness welled up in his heart.

Xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
zhàn
zhēng
nián
dài
rén
mín
de
xīn
suān
shēng
huó
 

The novel depicts the bitter life of the people during the war years.

Kàn
dào
hái
zi
shòu
 
ge
qīn
gǎn
dào
xīn
suān
 

What mother wouldn't feel heartache seeing her child suffer?

hán
zhe
xīn
suān
de
lèi
shuǐ
jiǎng
shù
le
de
jīng
 

With bitter tears in his eyes, he recounted his own experience.

Zhè
shì
duàn
chōng
mǎn
xīn
suān
de
shǐ
 

This is a history filled with sorrow and hardship.