HSK 6 vocabulary › 苦尽甘来
苦尽甘来
苦尽甘来 in English: bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
kǔ jìn gān lái
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
How to pronounce 苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái (without tone marks: ku jin gan lai). kǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; jìn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; gān is a first (high, level) tone; lái is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 苦尽甘来
苦 kǔ
bitter; hardship; pain
bitter; hardship; pain
尽 jìn
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of
甘 gān
(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant); to be willing (to do sth)
(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant); to be willing (to do sth)
来 lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Related words
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up | HSK 3 |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hardship | HSK 4 |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting; hard | HSK 4 |
| 尽管 | jǐn guǎn | despite; although | HSK 4 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future; future | HSK 4 |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | HSK 4 |