海枯石烂 hǎi kū shí làn

fig. forever; until the end of time

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41114th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. forever
  2. 2. until the end of time
  3. 3. lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
枯 kū HSK 6
dried up
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
烂 làn HSK 5
rotten; bad; crappy