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苦尽甘来

kǔjìn-gānlái

Traditional: 苦盡甘來

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

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Meaning of 苦尽甘来 in English

kǔjìn-gānláiHSK 7–9Syllabus #7809
  1. bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

Characters

苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5痛苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9
尽 on its own →
jìn · to use up

HSK words with 尽

尽管HSK 4尽快HSK 5尽量HSK 5尽力HSK 5尽HSK 6尽早HSK 7–9尽情HSK 7–9尽头HSK 7–9详尽HSK 7–9竭尽全力HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 甘

甘心HSK 7–9心甘情愿HSK 7–9
来 on its own →
lái · to come

HSK words with 来

来HSK 1出来HSK 2过来HSK 2回来HSK 2进来HSK 2起来HSK 2上来HSK 2下来HSK 2后来HSK 3看来HSK 3

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences