歷盡滄桑 lì jìn cāng sāng

to have been through the hardships of life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to have been through the hardships of life
  2. 2. to have been through the mill

Characters

Character Meaning
歷 lì
to experience; to undergo; to pass through
盡 jìn
entirely; all; to the utmost
滄 cāng
blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold
桑 sāng HSK 6
mulberry tree; surname Sang; old variant of 桑sāng