Definition & Meaning

1.(of a poor scholar in the old days) miserable and shabby; scrubby

2.too meagre to be handsome; too simple to be decent

hán suān

寒 酸

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1
adj.(of a poor scholar in the old days) miserable and shabby; scrubby
- kàn qǐ lai shí fēn hán suān
  看起来十分寒酸
  seem completely wretched
- hán suān qì
  寒酸气
  an air of shabbiness
- hán suān xiàng
  寒酸相
  look shabby and miserable
synonym
qióng suān穷酸
antonym
kuò chuò阔绰
2
adj.too meagre to be handsome; too simple to be decent
- yī zhuó hán suān
  衣着寒酸
  shabbily dressed
- tā chuān de tài hán suān le
  她穿得太寒酸了。
  She is shabbily dressed.
synonym
jiǎn lòu简陋
antonym
háo huá豪华 fù lì富丽

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