饱尝 (bǎo cháng) — to fully taste or experience (especially hardship, suffering, or bitterness)
Definition
A formal/literary verb meaning 'to fully experience' — almost always hardship, suffering, or the bitter side of life. The sense is enduring something deeply and completely, not brief or pleasant taste.
verb
to fully taste or experience (especially hardship, suffering, or bitterness)
Examples
- 饱尝。Tā zài zhàn luàn zhōng bǎo cháng le rén jiān de kǔ nàn.He fully tasted the suffering of the world during the war.
- 饱尝。Zhè wèi lǎo rén yì shēng bǎo cháng le shì tài yán liáng.This old man has fully experienced the fickleness of the world in his life.
- ，饱尝。Chuàng yè zhī chū, tā bǎo cháng le shī bài de zī wèi.At the start of his business, he fully tasted the flavor of failure.
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