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穷酸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

穷酸 Usage and Examples

shabby

cheap

stingy

grubby

pauperish

她从来没有体验过穷酸婚姻的痛苦。

She had never experienced the pangs of ragged matrimony.

我们不是圣人,更不是满口之乎者也的穷酸秀才。

We are not saints, nor the Qiongsuan mouthful education in classical Chinese scholar.

The characters in 穷酸

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
穷
qióng7poor, exhausted, investigate
酸
suān14sour, acid, aching, poignant

More words starting with 穷

  • qióng穷fá乏poverty, destitution
  • qióng穷rén人poor people, the poor
  • qióng穷qí其yī一shēng生Throughout one's life, All one's life
  • qióng穷dōng冬the depth of winter; deep winter
  • qióng穷xiōng凶jí极è恶zhī之tú徒desperado, vicious criminal
  • qióng穷kùn困poverty, destitution
  • qióng穷tiān天jí极dì地de地to the ends of the earth, far and wide
  • qióng穷shē奢jí极chǐ侈de的extravagant, lavish
  • qióng穷kòu寇Cornered enemy, Desperate foe
  • qióng穷jìn尽exhaust, deplete
  • qióng穷jìn尽yì一shēng生Throughout one's life, All one's life

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Questions about 穷酸

What does 穷酸 mean in Chinese?

穷酸 (qióng suān) means “shabby, cheap, stingy, grubby”.

How do you pronounce 穷酸?

穷酸 is pronounced qióng suān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “shabby” in Chinese?

“shabby” is 穷酸 (qióng suān) in Chinese.

How is 穷酸 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 穷酸, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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