(suān) - sour; aching, sore in Mandarin

suān

Traditional: 酸

HSK 4

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Translation

sour; aching, sore

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柠níng檬méng。

This lemon is too sour.

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My legs ache after climbing the mountain.

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She likes sour things.

酸 (suān) is the sour taste and also the ache of tired muscles, as in 腿酸. It also appears in 酸奶, yoghurt.

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