# 饱经沧桑 (bǎojīngcāngsāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 饱经沧桑 (bǎojīngcāngsāng) means “weathered by life's hardships”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: weathered by life's hardships
- Pinyin: bǎojīngcāngsāng (bao3 jing1 cang1 sang1)
- Traditional: 飽經滄桑
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这座老房子看起来饱经沧桑。
  Zhè zuò lǎo fángzi kàn qǐlái bǎojīngcāngsāng.
  This old house looks weathered by time and hardships.

## Characters

- [饱](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-full/) (bǎo): full (after eating)
- [经](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-pass-through/) (jīng): to pass through; to undergo
- 沧 (cāng): (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green; cold
- 桑 (sāng): mulberry tree

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-jing-cang-sang-weathered-by-lifes/

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