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乾澀
gān sè
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dry and rough (skin);
hoarse (voice);
dry and heavy (style)
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冷澀
lěng sè
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cold and sluggish;
chilly
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囊中羞澀
náng zhōng xiū sè
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to be embarrassingly short of money
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拙澀
zhuō sè
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clumsy and incomprehensible;
botched writing
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晦澀
huì sè
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difficult to understand;
cryptic
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澀味
sè wèi
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acerbic (taste);
astringent
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澀脈
sè mài
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sluggish pulse
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生澀
shēng sè
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unripe;
tart;
not fully proficient;
somewhat shaky
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羞澀
xiū sè
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shy;
bashful
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脫澀
tuō sè
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to remove astringent taste
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艱深晦澀
jiān shēn huì sè
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abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
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苦澀
kǔ sè
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bitter and astringent;
pained;
agonized
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訥澀
nè sè
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clumsy in speech;
tongue tied
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蹇澀
jiǎn sè
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awkward;
lame;
difficulty (esp. in moving);
not smooth
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酸澀
suān sè
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sour;
acrid;
(fig.) bitter;
painful
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青澀
qīng sè
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underripe;
(fig.) young and inexperienced
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鹹澀
xián sè
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salty and bitter;
acerbic
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