苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet

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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
xìn
jìn
gān
lái
neutral
believe that hardship will end and sweetness will come
Idiom + Nounwith喜悦
jìn
gān
lái
de
yuè
neutral
the joy of hardship ending and sweetness beginning
Adverb + Idiomwith终于
zhōng
jìn
gān
lái
neutral
finally, hardship ends and sweetness begins
Idiom + Phrasewith之时
jìn
gān
lái
zhī
shí
formalWritten
the time when hardship ends and sweetness begins

Example Sentences with 苦尽甘来

xué
zhōng
kǎo
shàng
le
xué
zhēn
shì
jìn
gān
lái
He studied hard and finally got into university, truly experiencing sweetness after bitterness.
jīng
guò
shù
nián
de
jiān
xùn
liàn
zhōng
yíng
le
ào
yùn
jīn
pái
zhè
wán
měi
de
jìn
gān
lái
ràng
lèi
yíng
kuàng
After years of arduous training, he finally won the Olympic gold medal, this perfect reward after suffering moved him to tears.
nán
dào
xiāng
xìn
zhǐ
yào
jiān
chí
xià
zǒng
yǒu
tiān
huì
jìn
gān
lái
ma
Don't you believe that if you persist, one day the bitter will turn sweet?
jīng
guò
duō
nián
de
xīn
qín
gōng
zuò
de
shēng
zhōng
chéng
gōng
le
zhè
ràng
gǎn
shòu
dào
le
jìn
gān
lái
de
yuè
After years of hard work, her business finally succeeded, allowing her to feel the joy of sweetness after bitterness.
bié
zǒng
huàn
xiǎng
zhe
bào
jìn
gān
lái
cái
shì
shēng
huó
de
cháng
tài
Don't always fantasize about getting rich overnight; enduring hardship before enjoying success is the norm in life.
guǒ
quē
héng
xīn
suǒ
wèi
de
jìn
gān
lái
biàn便
zhǐ
shì
zhǒng
kōng
tán
Without perseverance and determination, the so-called 'sweet after the bitter' is merely empty talk.
zài
jīng
le
chuàng
chū
de
chóng
chóng
kùn
nán
hòu
gōng
zhú
jiàn
zhèng
guǐ
yuán
gōng
men
dōu
huì
dào
le
jìn
gān
lái
de
wèi
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.
jǐn
guǎn
kāng
guò
chéng
màn
cháng
ér
tòng
dàn
dāng
zhòng
xīn
zhàn
xíng
zǒu
shí
zhǒng
jìn
gān
lái
de
chéng
jiù
gǎn
shì
lún
de
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.