曾经沧海 céng jīng cāng hǎi

fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 55071st word

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
经 jīng HSK 2
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
沧 cāng HSK 6
blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things