天
长
地
久

Enduring while the world lasts (idiom) in Chinese: 天长地久 (tiān cháng dì jiǔ)

tiān cháng dì jiǔ

enduring while the world lasts (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 天長地久1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
  2. 2eternal

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天
长
地
久

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄡˇ

jiǔ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

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天长地久

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天長地久

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Example sentences

See 天长地久 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们希望这份爱情能天长地久。

    tā men xī wàng zhè fèn ài qíng néng tiān cháng dì jiǔ。

    They hope this love will last forever.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

地

de

-ly

久

jiǔ

(long) time

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

地方

dì fāng

region

地铁

dì tiě

underground railway

地图

dì tú

map

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

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