苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái in a sentence
Restoration (bitterness to the utmost then sweetness arrives)
苦尽甘来 (kǔjìngānlái) means Restoration (bitterness to the utmost then sweetness arrives). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
熬了这么多年，总算 苦尽甘来 。
Áo le zhème duō nián, zǒngsuàn kǔjìngānlái.
After enduring so many years, the good times have finally come.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苦尽甘来
他相信只要坚持就会 苦尽甘来 。
Tā xiāngxìn zhǐyào jiānchí jiù huì kǔjìngānlái.
He believes that if he perseveres the bitterness will give way to sweetness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苦尽甘来
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How is 苦尽甘来 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 苦尽甘来 (kǔjìngānlái, "Restoration (bitterness to the utmost then sweetness arrives)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 苦尽甘来 an HSK word?
Yes — 苦尽甘来 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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