苦尽甘来

kǔjìn-gānlái

after hardship comes sweetness; hardship ends and happiness begins

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

kǔjìn-gānlái

他奋斗了十年，终于苦尽甘来，创办了自己的公司。

tā fèndòu le shí nián, zhōngyú kǔjìn-gānlái, chuàngbàn le zìjǐ de gōngsī.

After ten years of hard work, his hardship finally ended and success came; he founded his own company.

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