忆苦思甜(yì kǔ sī tián)

4 charactersTrad. 憶苦思甜

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy…

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Pinyin
yì kǔ sī tián
Meaning
to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
憶苦思甜

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