cāng​sāng HSK7

vicissitudes

沧桑 (滄桑) cāng​sāng
vicissitudes noun
great changes and transformations over time, particularly in worldly affairs or history

This ancient city has witnessed the vicissitudes of history.

weathered idiom
showing the visible effects of having experienced many hardships or the long passage of time

His face, weathered by time, was covered in wrinkles.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.420 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.69 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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