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suān
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. sour
  2. 2. tart
  3. 3. sick at heart
  4. 4. grieved
  5. 5. sore
  6. 6. aching
  7. 7. pedantic
  8. 8. impractical
  9. 9. to make sarcastic remarks about sb
  10. 10. an acid

Example Sentences

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這個蘋果很
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 340093)

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Words Containing 酸

山梨酸钾
shān lí suān jiǎ

potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)

辛酸
xīn suān

pungent (taste)

冰醋酸
bīng cù suān

glacial acetic acid

鸟胺酸
niǎo àn suān

ornithine

醇酸树脂
chún suān shù zhī

alkyd resin

丙酮酸
bǐng tóng suān

pyruvic acid CH3COCOOH

核酸
hé suān

nucleic acid

酸莓
suān méi

cranberry

嗜酸乳杆菌
shì suān rǔ gǎn jūn

Lactobacillus acidophilus

硫酸铁
liú suān tiě

ferrous sulfate

甲硫氨酸
jiǎ liú ān suān

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

硫代硫酸钠
liú dài liú suān nà

sodium hyposulfide

叶酸
yè suān

folic acid

解酸药
jiě suān yào

antacid

丝氨酸
sī ān suān

serine (Ser), an amino acid

去氧核糖核酸
qù yǎng hé táng hé suān

deoxyribonucleic acid

酸式盐
suān shì yán

acid salt

苯甲酸钠
běn jiǎ suān nà

sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)

寒酸
hán suān

wretched

次氯酸
cì lǜ suān

hypochlorous acid HOCl (bleach)

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

磷酸
lín suān

phosphoric acid

硝酸钾
xiāo suān jiǎ

potassium nitrate

硫酸铜
liú suān tóng

copper sulfate CuSO4

酸痛
suān tòng

to ache

盐酸克仑特罗
yán suān kè lún tè luó

clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)

硼酸
péng suān

boric acid H3BO3

硝酸铵
xiāo suān ǎn

ammonium nitrate

脱氧核苷酸
tuō yǎng hé gān suān

deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate

硫氰酸盐
liú qíng suān yán

thiocyanate

酸不溜丢
suān bu liū diū

sour

苏氨酸
sū ān suān

threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid

羟基丁酸
qiǎng jī dīng suān

gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, GHB

氯酸
lǜ suān

chloric acid HClO3

酪氨酸代谢病
lào ān suān dài xiè bìng

(medicine) tyrosinosis

酸辣土豆丝
suān là tǔ dòu sī

hot and sour shredded potato

磷酸钙
lín suān gài

calcium phosphate (chemistry)

二硫基丙磺酸钠
èr liú jī bǐng huáng suān nà

sodium dimercaptosulfanate

乙酸
yǐ suān

acetic acid (CH3COOH)

脱氧脱糖核酸
tuō yǎng tuō táng hé suān

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

酸败
suān bài

(milk) to turn sour

乙醇酸
yǐ chún suān

glycolic acid C2H4O3

酸甜
suān tián

sour and sweet

酸豆
suān dòu

tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit

酸浆
suān jiāng

Chinese lantern plant (Physalis alkekengi); winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry

悲酸
bēi suān

bitter and sad

尖酸刻薄
jiān suān kè bó

sharp and unkind (words)

重碳酸钙
chóng tàn suān gài

calcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2

氢溴酸
qīng xiù suān

hydrobromic acid HBr

嗳气酸腐
ǎi qì suān fǔ

belching of sour putrid gas (medical term)

酸辣汤
suān là tāng

hot and sour soup

硫酸铝
liú suān lǚ

aluminum sulfate

谷氨酸钠
gǔ ān suān nà

monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)

精氨酸
jīng ān suān

argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid

亚硫酸
yà liú suān

sulfurous acid H2SO3

酸辣酱
suān là jiàng

hot and sour sauce

酸性
suān xìng

acidity

磷酸盐岩
lín suān yán yán

phosphorite

硝酸
xiāo suān

nitric acid

盐酸盐
yán suān yán

chloride

石炭酸
shí tàn suān

phenol C6H5OH

醋酸乙酯
cù suān yǐ zhǐ

ethyl acetate

说葡萄酸
shuō pú tao suān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

磷酸钠
lín suān nà

sodium phosphate (chemistry)

酸枣
suān zǎo

sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa)

甘氨酸
gān ān suān

glycine (Gly), an amino acid

天冬氨酸
tiān dōng ān suān

aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid

乙酸根
yǐ suān gēn

acetyl radical CH3COO-

脂肪酸
zhī fáng suān

fatty acid

铅酸蓄电池
qiān suān xù diàn chí

lead-acid accumulator

亚砷酸
yà shēn suān

arsenous acid

酸雨
suān yǔ

acid rain

菸碱酸
yān jiǎn suān

niacin (vitamin B3)

蛋氨酸
dàn ān suān

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

丙酸氟替卡松
bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng

fluticasone propionate

尖酸
jiān suān

harsh

神经氨酸酶
shén jīng ān suān méi

neuraminidase (the N of virus such as bird flu H5N1)

赖氨酸
lài ān suān

lysine (Lys), an essential amino acid

二氯异三聚氰酸钠
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà

sodium dichloroisocyanurate

穷酸相
qióng suān xiàng

wretched look

二甲基砷酸
èr jiǎ jī shēn suān

dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H

反式脂肪酸
fǎn shì zhī fáng suān

see 反式脂肪[fǎn shì zhī fáng]

醇酸
chún suān

alkyd

氰酸
qíng suān

cyanic acid HCN

次亚硫酸钠
cì yà liú suān nà

sodium hyposulfide Na2S2O3 (hypo)

亮氨酸
liàng ān suān

leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid

磷酸盐
lín suān yán

phosphate

硫酸铵
liú suān ǎn

ammonium sulfate

黄原酸盐
huáng yuán suān yán

xanthate

透明质酸
tòu míng zhì suān

hyaluronic acid

组氨酸
zǔ ān suān

histidine (His), an essential amino acid

酸楚
suān chǔ

disconsolate

羧酸
suō suān

carboxylic acid

脱氧核糖核酸
tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān

DNA

氨基酸
ān jī suān

amino acid

缩氨酸
suō ān suān

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

硝酸钙
xiāo suān gài

calcium nitrate

酸奶节
suān nǎi jié

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

谷氨酸
gǔ ān suān

glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid

聚碳酸酯
jù tàn suān zhǐ

polycarbonate

二磷酸腺苷
èr lín suān xiàn gān

adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

氨基甲酸酯类化合物
ān jī jiǎ suān zhǐ lèi huà hé wù

carbamate

氯酸钾
lǜ suān jiǎ

potassium chlorate

邻苯二甲酸酯
lín běn èr jiǎ suān zhǐ

phthalate (chemistry)

异亮氨酸
yì liàng ān suān

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

硝酸甘油
xiāo suān gān yóu

nitroglycerine

盐酸
yán suān

hydrochloric acid HCl

硫酸盐
liú suān yán

sulfate

酸儿辣女
suān ér là nǚ

if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)

重碳酸盐
chóng tàn suān yán

bicarbonate

烟酸
yān suān

niacin (vitamin B3)

缩多氨酸
suō duō ān suān

polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein

氟硅酸
fú guī suān

fluorosilicic acid H2SiF6

鼻酸
bí suān

to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste)

碳酸钠
tàn suān nà

soda

鞣酸
róu suān

tannin

乳酸
rǔ suān

lactic acid

马兜铃酸
mǎ dōu líng suān

aristolochic acid

德国酸菜
dé guó suān cài

sauerkraut

硅酸盐水泥
guī suān yán shuǐ ní

Portland cement

次溴酸
cì xiù suān

hypobromous acid HOBr

嗳酸
ǎi suān

sour belching (medical term)

酸梅
suān méi

pickled plum

色氨酸
sè ān suān

tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid

油酸
yóu suān

oleic acid

酸盐
suān yán

sulfonate

甲酸
jiǎ suān

formylic acid (HCOOH)

色胺酸
sè àn suān

tryptophan

三磷酸腺苷
sān lín suān xiàn gān

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

穷酸
qióng suān

(of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic

耐酸
nài suān

acid-resistant

氯酸钠
lǜ suān nà

sodium chlorate NaClO3

硬脂酸钙
yìng zhī suān gài

calcium stearate

弱酸
ruò suān

weak acid

核苷酸
hé gān suān

nucleotide

亚麻酸
yà má suān

linolenic acid

牛磺酸
niú huáng suān

taurine

碘酸
diǎn suān

iodic acid

亚硝酸异戊酯
yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐ

amyl nitrite

酸疼
suān téng

(of muscles) to ache

羧基酸
suō jī suān

carboxylic acid

碳酸氢钠
tàn suān qīng nà

sodium bicarbonate

柠檬酸
níng méng suān

citric acid

酸涩
suān sè

sour

苯丙氨酸
běn bǐng ān suān

phenylalanine (Phe), an essential amino acid

硝酸盐
xiāo suān yán

nitrate

酸碱值
suān jiǎn zhí

pH (chemistry)

丙酮酸脱氢酶
bǐng tóng suān tuō qīng méi

pyruvate dehydrogenase

酸乳酪
suān rǔ lào

yogurt

硬脂酸
yìng zhī suān

stearic acid

有机磷酸酯类
yǒu jī lín suān zhǐ lèi

organophosphate

氢氯酸
qīng lǜ suān

hydrochloric acid HCl

碳酸钾
tàn suān jiǎ

potassium carbonate

苯甲酸
běn jiǎ suān

benzoic acid C6H5COOH

氢卤酸
qīng lǔ suān

hydrohalic acid (e.g. hydrofluoric acid HF 氫氟酸|氢氟酸[qīng fú suān], hydrochloric acid HCl 鹽酸|盐酸[yán suān] etc)

玻尿酸
bō niào suān

hyaluronic acid

嗜酸性粒细胞
shì suān xìng lì xì bāo

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

酸葡萄
suān pú tao

sour grapes

毛酸浆
máo suān jiāng

husk ground-cherry

二硫基琥珀酸钠
èr liú jī hǔ pò suān nà

sodium dimercaptosuccinate

酸根
suān gēn

negative ion

心酸
xīn suān

to feel sad

脯氨酸
pú ān suān

proline (Pro), an amino acid

抗坏血酸
kàng huài xuè suān

vitamin C

硫酸钾
liú suān jiǎ

potassium sulfate

泛酸
fàn suān

pantothenic acid

二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠
èr lǜ běn àn běn yǐ suān nà

diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller)

醋酸
cù suān

acetic acid (CH3COOH)

嗳气吞酸
ǎi qì tūn suān

belching and acid swallowing (medical term)

硫氰酸
liú qíng suān

thiocyanic acid

甜酸肉
tián suān ròu

sweet and sour pork

酸不溜秋
suān bu liū qiū

see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suān bu liū diū]

鸟苷酸二钠
niǎo gān suān èr nà

disodium guanylate (E627)

烷基苯磺酸钠
wán jī běn huáng suān nà

sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (used as a bubbling agent in detergents)

硅酸盐
guī suān yán

silicate

碳酸钙
tàn suān gài

calcium carbonate

酒石酸
jiǔ shí suān

tartaric acid

水杨酸
shuǐ yáng suān

salicylic acid

酸模
suān mó

sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

硅酸氟铝
guī suān fú lǚ

aluminum fluorosilicate

蚁酸
yǐ suān

formic acid

碳酸岩
tàn suān yán

carbonate rock (geology)

胃酸
wèi suān

gastric acid

嗜酸性球
shì suān xìng qiú

eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

硫氰酸酶
liú qíng suān méi

rhodanase

乙酸盐
yǐ suān yán

acetate CH3COO-

单宁酸
dān níng suān

tannic acid (loanword)

对羟基苯甲酸酯
duì qiǎng jī běn jiǎ suān zhǐ

paraben (chemistry)

三酸甘油酯
sān suān gān yóu zhǐ

triglyceride

酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

酸乳
suān rǔ

yogurt

半胱氨酸
bàn guāng ān suān

cysteine (Cys), an amino acid

硝酸钠
xiāo suān nà

sodium nitrate

乳酸菌
rǔ suān jūn

lactic acid bacteria

反酸
fǎn suān

acid reflux

碳酸盐
tàn suān yán

carbonate salt (chemistry)

硫酸钡
liú suān bèi

barium sulfate

氰酸盐
qíng suān yán

cyanate

氢氟酸
qīng fú suān

hydrofluoric acid HF

酸橙
suān chéng

lime (fruit)

丙烯酸酯
bǐng xī suān zhǐ

acrylic ester

苏胺酸
sū àn suān

threonine

信使核糖核酸
xìn shǐ hé táng hé suān

messenger RNA, mRNA

双氯芬酸钠
shuāng lǜ fēn suān nà

diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller

酸曲
suān qǔ

love song

多元不饱和脂肪酸
duō yuán bù bǎo hé zhī fáng suān

polyunsaturated fatty acid

柠檬酸循环
níng méng suān xún huán

citric acid cycle

亚硝酸钠
yà xiāo suān nà

sodium nitrite

软脂酸
ruǎn zhī suān

palmitic acid (chemistry)

丙烯酸
bǐng xī suān

acrylic acid C3H4O2

酸菜
suān cài

pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage

高锰酸钾
gāo měng suān jiǎ

potassium permanganate

胺基酸
àn jī suān

amino acid

酸奶
suān nǎi

yogurt

缬氨酸
xié ān suān

valine (Val), an essential amino acid

腐殖酸
fǔ zhí suān

humic acid

硅酸
guī suān

silicic acid

肌苷酸二钠
jī gān suān èr nà

disodium inosinate (E631)

饱和脂肪酸
bǎo hé zhī fáng suān

saturated fatty acid (SFA)

脂酸
zhī suān

see 脂肪酸[zhī fáng suān]

核糖核酸
hé táng hé suān

ribonucleic acid (RNA)

丙氨酸
bǐng ān suān

alanine (Ala), an amino acid

氨基苯酸
ān jī běn suān

aminobenzoic acid

腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸
xiàn piào lìng hé gān sān lín suān

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

嗳腐吞酸
ǎi fǔ tūn suān

putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)

硫酸钠
liú suān nà

sodium sulfate

亚硝酸盐
yà xiāo suān yán

nitrite

制酸剂
zhì suān jì

antacid (medicine)

酸软
suān ruǎn

aching and weary

硫酸钙
liú suān gài

calcium sulfate

酸辛
suān xīn

misery

亚硝酸
yà xiāo suān

nitrous acid

硫酸
liú suān

sulfuric acid H2SO4

酸溜溜
suān liū liū

sour

二甲基胂酸
èr jiǎ jī shèn suān

dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H

草酸
cǎo suān

oxalic acid C2H2O4

异丁苯丙酸
yì dīng běn bǐng suān

Ibuprofen or Nurofen

硝酸银
xiāo suān yín

silver nitrate

双链核酸
shuāng liàn hé suān

double-stranded nucleic acid

硫酸镁
liú suān měi

magnesium sulfate

乙酸基
yǐ suān jī

acetyl radical CH3COO-

酪氨酸
lào ān suān

tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid

依地酸二钴
yī dì suān èr gǔ

kelocyanor

醋酸纤维
cù suān xiān wéi

cellulose acetate (used for film and fiber)

不饱和脂肪酸
bù bǎo hé zhī fáng suān

unsaturated fatty acid

甜酸
tián suān

sweet and sour

碳酸
tàn suān

carbonic acid