沧桑 (cāng sāng) — great changes, vicissitudes (of life, time, or history)

Definição

A literary noun for the vast, weathered changes brought by time — 'vicissitudes.' Unlike 变迁 (a verb for ongoing change) or 起伏 (rise-and-fall movement), 沧桑 evokes a weary, timeworn feeling.

noun
great changesvicissitudes (of life, time, or history)

Exemplos

  • 沧桑
    Tā de yì shēng chōng mǎn le cāng sāng.
    His life was full of vicissitudes.
  • 沧桑
    Zhè zuò gǔ chéng lì jīng le shù bǎi nián de cāng sāng.
    This ancient city has gone through centuries of changes.
  • 沧桑
    Cóng tā de yǎn shén lǐ, nǐ néng kàn dào suì yuè de cāng sāng.
    From her eyes, you can see the changes of time.

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