How to say “joys and sorrows” in Chinese
joys and sorrows
“Joys and sorrows” in Chinese is 酸甜苦辣, suān tián kǔ là: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
酸甜苦辣 is read suān tián kǔ là: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 酉 “wine jar”: sour is what has fermented.
On the left, 舌 “tongue”; on the right, 甘 “sweet”.
On top, 艹 “grass” — a bitter herb; at the bottom, 古 gǔ hints at the sound.
On the left, 辛 “pungent, bitter” — as in 辛苦; on the right, 束.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “酸甜苦辣”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “joys and sorrows” in Chinese?
“Joys and sorrows” in Chinese is 酸甜苦辣, pinyin suāntiánkǔlà.
What does 酸甜苦辣 mean?
酸甜苦辣 (suāntiánkǔlà) means “joys and sorrows”.
How do you write 酸甜苦辣?
酸甜苦辣 is 4 characters: 酸 (suān) — sour; 甜 (tián) — sweet; 苦 (kǔ) — bitter; hard; 辣 (là) — spicy, hot. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 酸甜苦辣?
酸甜苦辣 is read suāntiánkǔlà. Tones: suān — first tone, tián — second tone, kǔ — third tone, là — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“joys and sorrows” in the lesson “What's inside”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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