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苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái): All sufferings have their reward — Meaning & Stroke Order

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苦尽甘来 consists of 4 characters.

to exhaust; to use up completely

sweet; pleasant; willing

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 苦尽甘来.

Words with 苦

辛苦xīn kǔHSK 4
何苦hé kǔ
刻苦kè kǔ
受苦shòu kǔ
吃苦chī kǔ
挖苦wā kǔ
痛苦tòng kǔ
艰苦jiān kǔ

Words with 尽

尽管jǐn guǎnHSK 4
尽力jìn lì
尽头jìn tóu
尽快jǐn kuài
尽情jìn qíng
尽早jǐn zǎo
尽量jìn liàng
褪尽tuì jìn

Words with 甘

甘心gān xīn
甘蔗gān zhè
心甘情愿xīn gān qíng yuàn

Words with 来

后来hòu láiHSK 3
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
从来cóng láiHSK 4
原来yuán láiHSK 4
将来jiāng láiHSK 4
本来běn láiHSK 4
来自lái zìHSK 4
来不及

lái bu jí

HSK 4

How to Use 苦尽甘来 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 苦尽甘来 with other words naturally.

Verb + Idiomwith相信

xiāng相

xìn信

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

neutral

believe that hardship will end and sweetness will come

Idiom + Nounwith喜悦

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

de的

xǐ喜

yuè悦

Adverb + Idiomwith终于

zhōng终

yú于

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

Idiom + Phrasewith之时

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

zhī之

shí时

Example Sentences with 苦尽甘来

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

，

zhōng终

neutral

the joy of hardship ending and sweetness beginning

neutral

finally, hardship ends and sweetness begins

formal

Written

the time when hardship ends and sweetness begins

yú

于

kǎo考

shàng上

le了

dà大

xué学

，

zhēn真

shì是

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

。

He studied hard and finally got into university, truly experiencing sweetness after bitterness.

jīng经

guò过

shù数

nián年

de的

jiān艰

kǔ苦

xùn训

liàn练

，

tā他

zhōng终

yú于

yíng赢

dé得

le了

ào奥

yùn运

jīn金

pái牌

，

zhè这

wán完

měi美

de的

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

ràng让

tā他

rè热

lèi泪

yíng盈

kuàng眶

。

After years of arduous training, he finally won the Olympic gold medal, this perfect reward after suffering moved him to tears.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

xiāng相

xìn信

，

zhǐ只

yào要

jiān坚

chí持

xià下

qù去

，

zǒng总

yǒu有

yì一

tiān天

huì会

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

ma吗

？

Don't you believe that if you persist, one day the bitter will turn sweet?

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jīng经

guò过

duō多

nián年

de的

xīn辛

qín勤

gōng工

zuò作

，

tā她

de的

shēng生

yì意

zhōng终

yú于

chéng成

gōng功

le了

，

zhè这

ràng让

tā她

gǎn感

shòu受

dào到

le了

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

de的

xǐ喜

yuè悦

。

After years of hard work, her business finally succeeded, allowing her to feel the joy of sweetness after bitterness.

bié别

zǒng总

huàn幻

xiǎng想

zhe着

yí一

yè夜

bào暴

fù富

rú如

guǒ果

quē缺

fá乏

héng恒

xīn心

yǔ与

yì毅

lì力

zài在

jīng经

lì历

le了

chuàng创

yè业

chū初

qī期

de的

chóng

jǐn尽

guǎn管

kāng康

fù复

guò过

chéng程

màn漫

cháng长

ér而

tòng

，

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

cái才

shì是

shēng生

huó活

de的

cháng常

tài态

。

Don't always fantasize about getting rich overnight; enduring hardship before enjoying success is the norm in life.

，

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

biàn便

zhǐ只

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

kōng空

tán谈

。

Without perseverance and determination, the so-called 'sweet after the bitter' is merely empty talk.

重

chóng重

kùn困

nán难

hòu后

，

gōng公

sī司

zhú逐

jiàn渐

bù步

rù入

zhèng正

guǐ轨

，

yuán员

gōng工

men们

dōu都

tǐ体

huì会

dào到

le了

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

de的

zī滋

wèi味

。

After overcoming numerous difficulties in the early stages of entrepreneurship, the company gradually got on track, and all employees experienced the taste of sweetness after bitterness.

痛

kǔ苦

，

dàn但

dāng当

tā他

zhòng重

xīn新

zhàn站

lì立

xíng行

zǒu走

shí时

，

nà那

zhǒng种

kǔ苦

jìn尽

gān甘

lái来

de的

chéng成

jiù就

gǎn感

shì是

wú无

yǔ与

lún伦

bǐ比

de的

。

Although the recovery process was long and painful, the sense of accomplishment when he stood and walked again, that sweet reward after suffering, was unparalleled.