千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng ， méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

all feasts end; nothing lasts forever

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
搭 dā HSK 6
to take (boat, train); to connect; to join
長 cháng
to grow; to develop; to increase
棚 péng
shed; canopy; shack
沒 méi
not; (negative prefix for verbs); have not
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
散 sàn HSK 4
to scatter; to disperse; to break up (a meeting etc)
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
宴 yàn HSK 5
feast; repose; variant of 宴yàn
席 xí HSK 5
seat; banquet; woven mat