沧桑 (cāng sāng): great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2]

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HSK 7noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2]
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

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great changes
ups and downs
vicissitudes
abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2]

Chinese explanation

形容经历了很多变化，多指世事或人生经历巨大变迁。常用来感叹时间久远、变化很大，带有深沉、感慨的语气，如饱经沧桑、沧桑巨变。

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He was still a youth when he left home; when he returned forty years later, his face was etched with the marks of a lifetime of changes, while the old tree at the village entrance still stood there.

This ancient city has weathered a thousand years of vicissitudes; though its walls are mottled, they still stand firm.

He spoke softly, but his tone revealed a calm born of having weathered many changes, and people couldn't help but trust him.

That old photograph records the many changes this family went through over decades—from poverty to prosperity, from quarrels to harmony—all captured in it.

Standing on the top floor of a newly built high-rise overlooking the city, he was filled with emotion: he had actually witnessed with his own eyes the tremendous changes on this land.

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