苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

CHARACTERS

苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
盡 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete
甘 gān
HSK 6
sweetness; sweet, tasty
來 lái come, coming; return, returning