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饱经沧桑 — “To have experienced many changes and hardships in life”

饱经沧桑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have experienced many changes and hardships in life”. To have seen much of life; to be weathered by time and events. Literally, “Fully experienced the changes of the world”.

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饱经沧桑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 饱bǎo
  • 经jīng
  • 沧cāng
  • 桑sāng

饱经沧桑 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
饱
bǎo8full, satisfied with food
经
jīng8pass through, manage, classic
沧
cāng7vast dark green waters
桑
sāng10mulberry tree

Example Sentence with 饱经沧桑

这位老人饱经沧桑,眼神中透露着对过往岁月的沉思。
This elder, having experienced many vicissitudes of life, has a contemplative look in their eyes that speaks of past years.

Idioms Related to 饱经沧桑

Synonyms of 饱经沧桑

  • bǎo饱jīng经yōu忧huàn患experienced many hardships
  • bǎo饱jīng经fēng风shuāng霜experienced many hardships

Antonyms of 饱经沧桑

  • rǔ乳xiù臭wèi未gān干young and inexperienced
  • chū初chū出máo茅lú庐new to a job or field
  • shào少bù不gēng更shì事young and inexperienced

More idioms starting with 饱

  • bǎo饱rén人bù不zhī知è饿rén人jī饥The well-fed don't know the hungry's plight
  • bǎo饱yǐ以lǎo老quán拳to give a severe beating
  • bǎo饱qí其sī私náng囊line one's own pockets
  • bǎo饱xué学zhī之shì士a highly learned scholar
  • bǎo饱nuǎn暖sī思yín淫yù欲Luxury breeds lust
  • bǎo饱nuǎn暖shēng生yín淫yù欲Ease and plenty give rise to lust
  • bǎo饱hàn汉bù不zhī知è饿hàn汉jī饥The well-off don't know the poor's suffering
  • bǎo饱yǎn眼fú福feast one's eyes on
  • bǎo饱liàn练shì世gù故worldly-wise and sophisticated
  • bǎo饱jīng经shì世biàn变experienced many changes and hardships
  • bǎo饱jīng经shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced

Questions about 饱经沧桑

What does 饱经沧桑 mean?
饱经沧桑 (bǎo jīng cāng sāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have experienced many changes and hardships in life”.
How do you pronounce 饱经沧桑?
饱经沧桑 is pronounced bǎo jīng cāng sāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饱经沧桑 literally mean?
Literally, 饱经沧桑 means “Fully experienced the changes of the world”. It is used to mean “to have experienced many changes and hardships in life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饱经沧桑?
饱:充分。沧桑:沧海变桑田的简缩。泛指世事的变化。经历过多次的世事变化,生活经历极为丰富。
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