酸甜苦辣

suān-tián-kǔ-là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; joys and sorrows of life

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 5
Dictionary entry

(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life

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See it in sentences

生活有酸甜苦辣。

Shēnghuó yǒu suān-tián-kǔ-là.

English

Life has its ups and downs.

酸甜苦辣都要尝。

Suān-tián-kǔ-là dōu yào cháng.

English

You should taste every flavor of life.

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