Definition

Examples

• 他说话很尖酸，经常得罪人。
  Tā shuōhuà hěn jiān suān, jīngcháng dézuì rén.
  He speaks very acrimoniously and often offends people.
• 这篇评论写得尖酸刻薄，让人很不舒服。
  Zhè piān pínglùn xiě de jiān suān kèbó, ràng rén hěn bù shūfu.
  This review is written in a tart and caustic way, making people very uncomfortable.
• 她虽然聪明，但性格太尖酸，朋友不多。
  Tā suīrán cōngming, dàn xìnggé tài jiān suān, péngyou bù duō.
  Although she is smart, her personality is too acrimonious, so she doesn't have many friends.