# 沧桑 (cāngsāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沧桑 (cāngsāng) means “great changes; vicissitudes”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: great changes; vicissitudes
- Pinyin: cāngsāng (cang1 sang1)
- Traditional: 滄桑
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这座老城市经历了百年的沧桑。
  Zhè zuò lǎo chéngshì jīnglìle bǎinián de cāngsāng.
  This old city has gone through centuries of great changes.

## Characters

- 沧 (cāng): (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green; cold
- 桑 (sāng): mulberry tree

https://hanziro.com/word/cang-sang-great-changes/

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