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酸甜苦辣

suān-tián-kǔ-là

(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)

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Meaning of 酸甜苦辣 in English

suān-tián-kǔ-làHSK 5Syllabus #3087
  1. (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
  2. (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life

Characters

酸 on its own →
suān · sour

HSK words with 酸

酸HSK 4酸奶HSK 4心酸HSK 7–9辛酸HSK 7–9
甜 on its own →
tián · sweet

HSK words with 甜

甜HSK 3甜品HSK 5甜美HSK 7–9甜蜜HSK 7–9
苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5痛苦HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9苦涩HSK 7–9
辣 on its own →
là · hot (spicy)

HSK words with 辣

辣HSK 4辣椒HSK 6麻辣HSK 7–9火辣辣HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences