# 酸甜苦辣 (suāntiánkǔlà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 酸甜苦辣 (suāntiánkǔlà) means “the joys and sorrows of life”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the joys and sorrows of life
- Pinyin: suāntiánkǔlà (suan1 tian2 ku3 la4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他尝过了生活的酸甜苦辣。
  Tā chángguòle shēnghuó de suāntiánkǔlà.
  He has experienced the joys and sorrows of life.

## Characters

- [酸](https://hanziro.com/word/suan-sour/) (suān): sour; sore, aching
- [甜](https://hanziro.com/word/tian-sweet/) (tián): sweet
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship
- [辣](https://hanziro.com/word/la-spicy-hot/) (là): spicy, hot

https://hanziro.com/word/suan-tian-ku-la-joys-and-sorrows/

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