Chinese Conversation · Level 40
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Chinese word
永久
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǒng jiǔ
Meaning
- adverbpermanently
Example
请把照片永久保存。qǐng bǎ zhào piān yóng jiǔ bǎo cún
Please save the photo permanently.
More examples
该账号已被永久冻结。gāi zhàng hào yǐ bèi yóng jiǔ dòng jié
This account has been permanently frozen.
Core concept
Something moves into the future and remains fixed instead of ending or changing.
Common phrases
永久保存yóng jiǔ bǎo cún
save permanently
永久保持yóng jiǔ bǎo chí
keep permanently
永久禁止yóng jiǔ jìn zhǐ
ban permanently
Similar words
永远yóng yuǎn: Existing or continuing forever in the time ahead.
始终shǐ zhōng: Remaining unchanged all the way from the beginning to the end.
一直yì zhí: Going on continuously from a certain time until now or during a stated period.
Definition in Chinese
持续很长时间并通常不发生改变的状态或性质。作为副词时表示某一动作或状态从此一直保持下去。chí xù hěn cháng shí jiān bìng tōng cháng bù fā shēng gǎi biàn de zhuàng tài huò xìng zhì zuò wéi fù cí shí biǎo shì mǒu yí dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài cóng cǐ yì zhí bǎo chí xià qù
Word origin
永 (yǒng, "forever") + 久 (jiǔ, "a long time") forms a compound whose two time-related parts reinforce the idea of lasting continuation.
Usage tips
- As an adverb, 永久 (yǒngjiǔ, "permanently") normally comes before the verb or verb phrase it modifies, unlike the frequent English pattern of placing permanently after the verb.