沧桑

cāng sāng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. great changes
2. ups and downs
3. vicissitudes

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 稳定 wěn dìng 稳定 wěn dìng steady 沧桑表示巨大的变化和动荡，稳定是其反义: steady

Related words

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• 变化 biàn huà 变化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary 强调事情或情况的改变，但不强调沧桑所指的巨大起伏或时间长河: (intransitive) to change; to vary
• 沉浮 chén fú 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating 字面意为下沉和上浮，引申为人生的起落，与沧桑的变幻无常相近: lit. sinking and floating

Usage notes

Common mistakes

注意区分“沧海桑田”的缩写；错误地用在指具体物体改变上（如“这本书很沧桑”）会不自然。

Formality

沧桑带有诗意和文学色彩，通常用于正式或抒情场合，口语中较少使用。

Example Sentences

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这座古城见证了数百年的 沧桑 。

This ancient city has witnessed centuries of vicissitudes.

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Words Containing 沧桑

• 饱经沧桑 饱经沧桑 bǎo jīng cāng sāng: having lived through many changes
• 历尽沧桑 历尽沧桑 lì jìn cāng sāng: to have been through the hardships of life
• 沧桑感 沧桑感 cāng sāng gǎn: a sense of having been through good times and bad

Child Words of 沧桑

• 桑 桑 sāng: (bound form) mulberry tree
• 沧 沧 cāng: blue-green or azure (of water)