天长地久 (天長地久)
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

天长地久 (天長地久)
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tiān cháng dì jiǔ
  1. enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
  2. eternal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

久
jiǔ
  1. 1 (long) time
  2. 2 (long) duration of time
今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
地
de
  1. 1 -ly
  2. 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地址
dì zhǐ
  1. 1 address
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 beaten and in a hopeless position
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success

Sample Sentences

但是我们的友情会天长地久。
dànshì wǒmen de yǒuqíng huì tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
But our friendship will last forever.
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爱情很难天长地久。
àiqíng hěn nán tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
It's difficult to have an everlasting relationship.
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天长地久
tiānchángdìjiǔ
To last forever
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他整天花天酒地，和朋友谈天说地，所以我们没办法天长地久。
tā zhěngtiān huātiānjiǔdì ，hé péngyou tántiānshuōdì ，suǒyǐ wǒmen méi bànfǎ tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
He spends all day indulging in all kinds of pleasure and chatting with friends. Therefore, our relationship can't last forever.
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