天长地久 meaning in English
enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
Meaning of 天长地久
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tiānchángdìjiǔ
- enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
- eternal
天长地久 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不求情意绵绵，但求天长地久。
Love me lithe, love me long.
Stroke order for each character
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天 tiān · day · 4 strokes
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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地 de · -ly · 6 strokes
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久 jiǔ · long · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 天长地久.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today; the present time; now |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 地图 | dìtú | map |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
| 半天 | bàntiān | half of the day; a long time |
Questions about 天长地久
What does 天长地久 mean?
天长地久 (tiāncháng-dìjiǔ) means "enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal".
How do you write 天长地久?
天长地久 is made of 4 characters: 天 (4 strokes), 长 (4 strokes), 地 (6 strokes), 久 (3 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 天长地久 an HSK word?
Yes. 天长地久 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 天长地久 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 天长地久 is written 天長地久.