jìn
gān
lái

idiom
common

Meaning of 苦尽甘来

苦尽甘来 means hardship ends and happiness arrives; sweetness after bitterness. Pronounced kǔ jìn gān lái.

  • hardship ends and happiness arrives; sweetness after bitterness

Definitions & Examples

fèn
dòu
le
èr
shí
nián
 
jīn
shì
yǒu
chéng
 
jiā
tíng
měi
mǎn
 
zhēn
shì
jìn
gān
lái
 

He struggled for twenty years, and now he has a successful career and a happy family. Truly, hardship has given way to happiness.

Zhàn
zhēng
jié
shù
le
 
rén
men
zhōng
chóng
jiàn
jiā
yuán
 
pàn
zhe
jìn
gān
lái
de
zi
 

The war is over, and people can finally rebuild their homes, looking forward to the days when bitterness turns to sweetness.

Zhè
diàn
shì
jiǎng
shù
le
xiǎo
rén
jīng
nán
 
zuì
zhōng
jìn
gān
lái
de
shi
 

This TV series tells the story of an ordinary person who endures great hardships and finally finds happiness at the end of his suffering.