地久天長 dì jiǔ tiān cháng

enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2. for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3. also written 天長地久tiān cháng dì jiǔ

Characters

Character Meaning
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
久 jiǔ HSK 3
(long) time; (long) duration of time
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
長 cháng
to grow; to develop; to increase