suānchǔ

酸楚

Word · Adjective

bitter and sad; sorrowful

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

bitter and sad; sorrowful; distressed

literary

Describes a feeling of bitter sadness or emotional pain, often used in literary or emotional contexts to express inner suffering.

Xiǎng想
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
 ,
xīn心
tóu头
bù不
jīn禁
yǒng涌
qǐ起
yī一
zhèn阵
suān酸
chǔ楚
 。

Thinking of the past, a wave of bitter sorrow welled up in her heart.

Tā她
de的
huà话
yǔ语
zhōng中
dài带
zhe着
jǐ几
fēn分
suān酸
chǔ楚
 。

Her words carried a note of bitter sadness.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zī滋
wèi味
zhēn真
shi是
suān酸
chǔ楚
nán难
yán言
 。

This feeling is truly too bitter and painful to put into words.