HanTrace

心酸

xīnsuān

“To feel sad” in Chinese is 心酸 (xīnsuān).

Meaning

  • to feel sad

Example

自从得到他爸爸去了以来,戴夫就心酸。

Ever since his father died, David has been very sad.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 辛酸 (xīnsuān, pungent (taste))