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人世沧桑 — “The vicissitudes of life”

人世沧桑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the vicissitudes of life”. The great changes and upheavals in human affairs. Literally, “Human world's great changes; vicissitudes of the mortal world”.

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人世沧桑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

人世沧桑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
人
rén2human being, person
世
shì5world, generation, era
沧
cāng7vast dark green waters
桑
sāng10mulberry tree

Example Sentence with 人世沧桑

经历了这么多年的风雨,她深感人世沧桑,对很多事情都看开了。
After experiencing so many years of ups and downs, she deeply felt the vicissitudes of life and became open-minded about many things.

Idioms Related to 人世沧桑

More idioms starting with 人

  • rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
  • rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
  • rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己,,tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
  • rén人bù不rén人,,guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相,,hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我,,wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
  • rén人bù不zhī知,,guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
  • rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
  • rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
  • rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person
  • rén人zhōng中shī狮zǐ子preeminent person

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Questions about 人世沧桑

What does 人世沧桑 mean?

人世沧桑 (rén shì cāng sāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the vicissitudes of life”.

How do you pronounce 人世沧桑?

人世沧桑 is pronounced rén shì cāng sāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 人世沧桑 literally mean?

Literally, 人世沧桑 means “Human world's great changes; vicissitudes of the mortal world”. It is used to mean “the vicissitudes of life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 人世沧桑?

比喻人间世事变化很大。

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