Chinese word

永远

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǒng yuǎn

Meaning

  • adverbforever

Example

他永远记得那一天。tā yóng yuǎn jì de nà yì tiān

He always remembers that day.

Illustration for 永远 (forever)

More examples

我们会永远在一起。wǒ men huì yóng yuǎn zài yì qǐ

We will be together forever.

Core concept

The same condition remains in place across an unlimited stretch of future time.

Common phrases

  • 永远不会yóng yuǎn bú huì

    never

  • 永远记得yóng yuǎn jì de

    remember forever

  • 永远在一起yóng yuǎn zài yì qǐ

    stay together forever

Similar words

一直yì zhí: Continuing steadily from one point in time to another without stopping.

Definition in Chinese

表示从现在起到很久以后都保持同一状态，强调没有改变或结束，通常放在动词前或与“不”连用。biǎo shì cóng xiàn zài qǐ dào hěn jiǔ yǐ hòu dōu bǎo chí tóng yí zhuàng tài qiáng diào méi yǒu gǎi biàn huò jié shù tōng cháng fàng zài dòng cí qián huò yǔ bù lián yòng

Word origin

The compound 永远 (yǒngyuǎn, "forever") combines 永 (yǒng, "lasting") + 远 (yuǎn, "far"), extending the idea of lastingness across a far-reaching span.

Usage tips

  • Chinese places this time word before the action word, making the sentence's lasting time frame clear from the start.

Other meanings

  • alwaysadverb

Opposites

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