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沧桑

沧桑 (cāng sāng): Vicissitudes / changes (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

沧桑 consists of 2 characters.

dark blue (of water); vast, boundless

Word Info

Pinyincāng sāng

Meaningvicissitudes / changes

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word沧桑

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沧桑.

Words with 沧

饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sāngHSK 6

Words with 桑

饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sāngHSK 6
桑拿sāng náHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 沧桑 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沧桑 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verb

suì岁

yuè月

cāng沧

sāng桑

formalWritten

the vicissitudes of time

shì世

shì事

cāng沧

sāng桑

formalWritten

Adjective + Nounwith巨变

cāng沧

sāng桑

jù巨

biàn变

Verb + Objectwith饱经

bǎo饱

jīng经

cāng沧

sāng桑

4.

Example Sentences with 沧桑

tā他

liǎn脸

shàng上

de的

zhòu皱

wén纹

xiě写

mǎn满

the vicissitudes of life

formal

tremendous vicissitudes

formal

have experienced many vicissitudes

le了

rén人

shēng生

de的

cāng沧

sāng桑

。

The wrinkles on his face are filled with the vicissitudes of life.

yé爷

yé爷

de的

liǎn脸

shàng上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

zhòu皱

wén纹

，

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

cāng沧

sāng桑

。

Grandpa has many wrinkles on his face and looks very weathered.

tā他

bǎo饱

jīng经

cāng沧

sāng桑

de的

sǎng嗓

yīn音

，

chàng唱

chū出

le了

duì对

gù故

xiāng乡

de的

wú无

xiàn限

juàn眷

liàn恋

。

His voice, full of vicissitudes, sang out an infinite longing for his hometown.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

xiáng详

jìn尽

chǎn阐

shù述

le了

gāi该

dì地

qū区

jìn近

bàn半

gè个

shì世

jì纪

de的

shè社

huì会

cāng沧

sāng桑

。

This report elaborates in detail on the social vicissitudes of the region over the past half century.

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

chéng城

jīng经

lì历

le了

shù数

bǎi百

nián年

de的

cāng沧

sāng桑

，

yī依

rán然

yì屹

lì立

bù不

dào倒

。

This ancient city has endured centuries of vicissitudes and still stands firm.

nǐ你

rú如

hé何

lǐ理

jiě解

tā他

yǎn眼

shén神

zhōng中

liú流

lù露

chū出

de的

nà那

fèn份

shēn深

chén沉

cāng沧

sāng桑

？

How do you interpret the profound sense of vicissitudes revealed in his eyes?

tā他

de的

xù叙

shù述

bìng并

wèi未

kè刻

yì意

xuàn渲

rǎn染

kǔ苦

nàn难

，

què却

chù处

chù处

tòu透

lù露

chū出

rén人

shēng生

de的

cāng沧

sāng桑

。

His narrative did not deliberately exaggerate hardship, yet it revealed the vicissitudes of life everywhere.

tīng听

wán完

tā他

jiǎng讲

shù述

zì自

jǐ己

yī一

shēng生

de的

cāng沧

sāng桑

gù故

shì事

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

shēn深

shòu受

gǎn感

dòng动

。

After hearing him recount the vicissitudes of his life, we were all deeply moved.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

zuò作

bìng并

wèi未

miáo描

huì绘

jù具

tǐ体

de的

cāng沧

sāng桑

jǐng景

xiàng象

，

ér而

shì是

chuán传

dì递

le了

yì一

zhǒng种

chōu抽

xiàng象

gǎn感

shòu受

。

This painting does not depict specific scenes of vicissitudes, but rather conveys an abstract feeling.