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(yǒng yuǎn) - forever, always, permanently in Mandarin

yǒngyuǎn

Traditional: 永遠

Line drawing of 永远
Coloured illustration of 永远
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Translation

forever, always, permanently

Word origin

A compound of 永 (yǒng, 'eternal, long') and 远 (yuǎn, 'far, distant'), meaning 'forever'. 永 derives from a depiction of a long flowing stream of water; 远 is a phono-semantic compound of 辶 (the movement radical) with 元 (yuán) as phonetic.

Origin
compound
Root
永 (yǒng, 'eternal'; from flowing water) + 远 (yuǎn, 'far'; 辶 movement + 元 yuán phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 永

Stroke order for 远

Examples

I will love you forever.

I will never forget this.

I will always remember you.

Time will never stop.

ǒu

He will always be my idol.

永远 (yǒng yuǎn) - forever, always, permanently.

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This word is part of lesson 7.