久经沙场 (jiǔ jīng) — battle-hardened; seasoned by many battles

Definition

Examples

• 他是一位久经沙场的老将，经验非常丰富。
  Tā shì yí wèi jiǔ jīng de lǎo jiàng, jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.
  He is a battle-hardened veteran with very rich experience.
• 在这家公司工作了三十年，他早已久经沙场。
  Zài zhè jiā gōng sī gōng zuò le sān shí nián, tā zǎo yǐ jiǔ jīng.
  Having worked at this company for thirty years, he has long been seasoned by the challenges.
• 那支球队久经沙场，在决赛中沉着应对。
  Nà zhī qiú duì jiǔ jīng, zài jué sài zhōng chén zhuó yìng duì.
  That team is battle-hardened and handled the final calmly.