苦尽甘来

kǔ jìn gān lái

HSK 7

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Meaning 释义

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

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In real sentences 真实例句

苦尽甘来kǔjìngānlái。

No pain no gain.

Tatoeba #806666

吃苦chīkǔ了le苦kǔ、苦尽甘来kǔjìngānlái，享福xiǎngfú了le福fú、福fú尽jìn悲bēi来lái。

Hardship brings its own rewards, and comfort brings its own sorrows.

Tatoeba #838321

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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