天长地久
tiānchángdìjiǔ
everlasting; enduring forever
Characters in this word
长 cháng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 长 — long, lasting
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
久 jiǔ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example phrases
- 朋友们祝愿这对新人天长地久，白头偕老。 Péngyoumen zhùyuàn zhè duì xīnrén tiānchángdìjiǔ, báitóu xié lǎo. The friends wished the newlyweds everlasting love and a lifetime together into old age.
- 这份天长地久的友情，是他们从小学开始积累的。 Zhè fèn tiānchángdìjiǔ de yǒuqíng, shì tāmen cóng xiǎoxué kāishǐ jīlěi de. This lifelong friendship was built up slowly by them since primary school.
- 奶奶说，婚姻想天长地久，靠的是互相体谅。 Nǎinai shuō, hūnyīn xiǎng tiānchángdìjiǔ, kào de shì hùxiāng tǐliàng. Grandma says that for a marriage to last forever, it depends on mutual understanding.