寒酸

hánsuān
adjective #22,139

Meanings

  1. 1 shabby
  2. 2 poverty-stricken
  3. 3 miserly
  4. 4 unpresentable

Examples

Tā de lǐwù tài hánsuān le, ràng rén juéde gāngà.
His gift was so shabby it was embarrassing.
Zhège fángjiān bùzhì de hěn hánsuān, yīdiǎn dōu bù xiàngyàng.
The room was furnished in such a shabby way — it looked terrible.

Tips

usage
寒酸 carries a sense of embarrassing shabbiness — it suggests not just poverty but a failure to meet basic social expectations of presentation. It can describe people, gifts, food, or décor.

Stroke Order

hán
suān