Chinese word dictionary

历尽沧桑

lì jìn cāng sāng · to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill

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Word information

Simplified历尽沧桑

Traditional歷盡滄桑

Pinyinlì jìn cāng sāng

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Character breakdown

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历lì

history; calendar

尽jǐn

to exhaust, to use up, to deplete

沧cāng

azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)

桑sāng

mulberry tree; surname

How to learn 历尽沧桑

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Words with the same characters

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历史lìshǐ

history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]

尽管jǐnguǎn

despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating

经历jīnglì

to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])

简历jiǎnlì

curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes

尽快jǐnkuài

as quickly as possible; as soon as possible

尽量jǐnliàng

as much as possible; to the greatest extent