经 jīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
经久不息
jīngjiǔbùxī
to continue for a long time without stopping
Characters in this word
久 jiǔ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
息 xī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 演出结束后，掌声经久不息，演员们三次回到台上。 Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, zhǎngshēng jīngjiǔbùxī, yǎnyuánmen sān cì huí dào tái shàng. After the show ended the applause went on and on, and the actors came back on stage three times.
- 比赛结束的哨声响起，球场上的欢呼声经久不息。 Bǐsài jiéshù de shàoshēng xiǎngqǐ, qiúchǎng shàng de huānhūshēng jīngjiǔbùxī. When the final whistle blew, the cheering in the stadium did not die down for a long time.
- 瀑布的轰鸣声经久不息，在山谷里不停地回荡。 Pùbù de hōngmíngshēng jīngjiǔbùxī, zài shāngǔ lǐ bùtíng de huídàng. The roar of the waterfall never fades and echoes ceaselessly through the valley.