HSK 7–9 · noun · Practice

沧桑

cāngsāng

vicissitudes of life; the changes of time

老人的脸上写满了沧桑。

Lǎorén de liǎn shàng xiě mǎnle cāngsāng。

The old man's face is full of the marks of time.

老人饱经沧桑,脸上有很多故事。

Lǎorén bǎojīng-cāngsāng, liǎn shàng yǒu hěn duō gùshi。

The old man has been through many hardships; his face holds many stories.