沧桑 cāngsāng great changes
great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; short form of 沧海桑田
How to remember 沧桑: 沧 azure + 桑 mulberry tree = great changes.
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How it is used
- 'Vicissitudes, great changes; a weathered look' - 饱经沧桑 (bǎojīng cāngsāng) to have weathered life's storms.
- From 沧海桑田 (seas turning to mulberry fields); evokes the passage of time and hardship.
- 满脸沧桑 (mǎnliǎn cāngsāng) a face marked by life's trials; literary and evocative.