酸梅
suān méi
Pinyin

Definition

酸梅
 - 
suān méi
  1. pickled plum
  2. Japanese umeboshi

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心酸
xīn suān
  1. 1 to feel sad
梅
Méi
  1. 1 surname Mei
梅西
Méi xī
  1. 1 Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
酸
suān
  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
酸奶
suān nǎi
  1. 1 yogurt
酸痛
suān tòng
  1. 1 to ache
乳酸
rǔ suān
  1. 1 lactic acid
乳酸菌
rǔ suān jūn
  1. 1 lactic acid bacteria
亚硝酸盐
yà xiāo suān yán
  1. 1 nitrite
卡梅伦
Kǎ méi lún
  1. 1 Cameron (name)
寒酸
hán suān
  1. 1 wretched
  2. 2 poverty-stricken
  3. 3 unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)
尖酸
jiān suān
  1. 1 harsh
  2. 2 scathing
  3. 3 acid (remarks)
梅子
méi zi
  1. 1 plum
梅州
Méi zhōu
  1. 1 Meizhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong
梅林
Méi lín
  1. 1 Merlin
梅毒
méi dú
  1. 1 syphilis
梅县
Méi xiàn
  1. 1 Meixian county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
梅花
méi huā
  1. 1 plum blossom
  2. 2 clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)
  3. 3 wintersweet (dialect)
梅花鹿
méi huā lù
  1. 1 sika deer
梅兰芳
Méi Lán fāng
  1. 1 Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles

Idioms (3)

尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān
  1. 1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
  1. 1 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. innocent children's games
  3. 3 childhood sweethearts
  4. 4 a couple who grew up as childhood friends

Sample Sentences

就是就是，我点了你最爱喝的酸梅汤，快喝吧。
jiùshì jiùshì ，wǒ diǎn le nǐ zuì ài hē de suānméi tāng ，kuài hē ba 。
Yes, yes. I ordered your favorite sweet-and-sour plum soup. Quick, drink it up.
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