沧桑

cāngsāng

great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 滄桑

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老人脸上写满沧桑。

The old man's face shows the ups and downs of life.

谁的人生没有沧桑?

Whose life has no vicissitudes?