wind and frost; hardships
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
wind and frost; fig. hardships of travel or life
literaryOften used in the idiom 饱经风霜 to describe someone who has weathered many hardships. The term evokes a poetic, weathered image of endurance.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
bǎo饱
jīng经
fēng风
shuāng霜
，
liǎn脸
shàng上
kè刻
mǎn满
le了
suì岁
yuè月
de的
hén痕
jì迹
。
This old man has weathered many hardships, his face etched with the marks of time.
Tā他
jīng经
lì历
le了
wú无
shù数
de的
fēng风
shuāng霜
，
dàn但
yī依
rán然
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
lè乐
guān观
de的
xīn心
tài态
。
He has endured countless hardships, yet still maintains an optimistic attitude.
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Suì岁
yuè月
de的
fēng风
shuāng霜
ràng让
tā她
de的
tóu头
fa发
biàn变
de得
huā花
bái白
。
The vicissitudes of time have turned her hair gray.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhāng张
bǎo饱
jīng经
fēng风
shuāng霜
de的
liǎn脸
，
sù诉
shuō说
zhe着
guò过
wǎng往
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This is a weather-beaten face, telling stories of the past.