曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi

fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
  2. 2. lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
曾 céng HSK 5
ever (in the past); previously
經 jīng
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
滄 cāng
blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things