沧桑

cāngsāng

great changes

Dictionary entry

great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes

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沧
桑

See it in sentences

老人脸上写满沧桑。

Lǎorén liǎn shàng xiě mǎn cāngsāng.

English

The old man's face shows the ups and downs of life.

谁的人生没有沧桑?

Shéi de rénshēng méiyǒu cāngsāng?

English

Whose life has no vicissitudes?

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