命运多舛 A life of hardship
Explanation
舛：违背，遭遇不幸。指命运坎坷，屡遭不幸。
Chuǎn: to violate, to suffer misfortune. It refers to a bumpy fate, repeatedly suffering misfortune.
Origin Story
李时珍，明代伟大的医药学家，一生致力于编撰《本草纲目》。然而，他的命运多舛。他自幼体弱多病，成年后又屡遭挫折，科举考试屡试不中，仕途坎坷。但他从未放弃对医药学的追求，几十年如一日，跋山涉水，遍访名医，采集药材，终于完成了这部伟大的医药学巨著。李时珍的经历告诉我们，即使命运多舛，只要坚持不懈，也能最终实现自己的梦想。
Li Shizhen, a great pharmacologist of the Ming Dynasty, dedicated his life to compiling the "Compendium of Materia Medica." However, his fate was full of twists and turns. He was frail and sickly from childhood, and suffered repeated setbacks in adulthood, repeatedly failing the civil service examinations. His career was bumpy. But he never gave up his pursuit of pharmacology, and for decades he traveled over mountains and rivers, visited famous doctors, and collected medicinal herbs, finally completing this great work of pharmacology. Li Shizhen's experience tells us that even with a difficult fate, as long as you persevere, you can ultimately realize your dreams.
Usage
用于形容一个人一生经历坎坷，遭遇不幸。
Used to describe someone who has experienced many hardships and misfortunes in their life.
Examples
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他的一生命运多舛，饱经风霜。
tā de yīshēng mìngyùn duōchuǎn, bǎojīng fēngshuāng
His life was full of hardships and he experienced much suffering.
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尽管命运多舛，她依然保持乐观向上的态度。
jǐnguǎn mìngyùn duōchuǎn, tā yīrán bǎochí lèguān xiàngshàng de tàidù
Despite many setbacks, she maintains an optimistic and positive attitude.