苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái

1. Restoration (bitterness to the utmost then sweetness arrives)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 苦尽甘来 will read it the same way this page does.

苦尽甘来 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 苦尽甘来 mean in English?

苦尽甘来 is pronounced kǔjìngānlái and means Restoration (bitterness to the utmost then sweetness arrives).

How do you pronounce 苦尽甘来?

苦尽甘来 is kǔjìngānlái in pinyin — written kujinganlai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 苦尽甘来?

苦尽甘来 is written with 4 characters: 苦 (kǔ) Bitter (hard - painstakingly - suffering), 尽 (jǐn / jìn) Utmost (far as possible); To the full (strive), 甘 (gān) Sweet (willing), 来 (lái) Come (arrive). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 苦尽甘来 written in traditional Chinese?

苦盡甘來. The simplified form 苦尽甘来 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 苦盡甘來 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kǔjìngānlái.

Is 苦尽甘来 an HSK word?

Yes — 苦尽甘来 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.