寒酸

hánsuān
adjective #22,139

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā de lǐwù tài hánsuān le, ràng rén juéde gāngà.
His gift was so shabby it was embarrassing.
HSK 7-9
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