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苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
after suffering comes happiness; sweet after bitter
HSK 6Mythic
What does 苦尽甘来 mean?
苦尽甘来 (pinyin: kǔ jìn gān lái) means after suffering comes happiness; sweet after bitter. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
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Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 苦 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 尽 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 来
The characters of 苦尽甘来
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hard (HSK 4) |
| 尽 | jǐn | component character |
| 甘 | gān | component character |
| 来 | lái | to come (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 6 words
| 做东 | zuò dōng | to be the host, to treat someone |
| 勤恳 | qín kěn | diligent, hardworking |
| 温带 | wēn dài | temperate zone |
| 馅儿 | xiàn r | filling (of dumplings, pies) |
| 继往开来 | jì wǎng kāi lái | carry on the past and open up the future |
| 恳切 | kěn qiè | sincere, earnest |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | make a fool of oneself |
| 经纬 | jīng wěi | longitude and latitude |
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