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苦尽甘来

kǔ jìn gān láiㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄞˊ

Traditional: 苦盡甘來

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9

苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái) means bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning.

Meaning(verb)

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

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8 strokes

bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly

6 strokes

to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to

5 strokes

7 strokes

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre

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