# 苦尽甘来 (kǔjìngānlái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 苦尽甘来 (kǔjìngānlái) means “hardship turns to sweetness”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: hardship turns to sweetness
- Pinyin: kǔjìngānlái (ku3 jin4 gan1 lai2)
- Traditional: 苦盡甘來
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 经过多年努力，他们终于苦尽甘来。
  Jīngguò duōnián nǔlì, tāmen zhōngyú kǔjìngānlái.
  After years of hard work, they finally saw their hardships turn to sweetness.

## Characters

- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship
- [尽](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-exhaust/) (jìn): to exhaust; to do one's utmost
- 甘 (gān): to be willing (to do sth)
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come

https://hanziro.com/word/ku-jin-gan-lai-hardship-turns-sweetness/

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