辛酸

xīnsuān

pungent and sour in literal taste; figuratively bitter, painful, full of hardship and sorrow

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

xīnsuān

他回忆起那段辛酸的往事，眼眶湿润了。

Tā huíyì qǐ nà duàn xīnsuān de wǎngshì, yǎnkuàng shīrùn le.

He recalled those painful past events, and his eyes welled up with tears.

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