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天长地久天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ — enduring while the world lasts (idiom)

tiān (first tone, high and level) cháng (second tone, rising) dì (fourth tone, falling) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3

Traditional: 天長地久

enduring while the world lasts (idiom)

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. enduring while the world lasts (idiom)

    enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 天
    tiān (first tone, high and level)

    sky, heaven; day; weather (天气)

    4 strokes⿱一大Radical 大
  • 长長
    cháng (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)

    (cháng) long; length; (zhǎng) to grow, to develop; elder, senior; the head of an organisation

    4 strokesRadical 長