(yǒng yuǎn) - forever, always, permanently in Mandarin
yǒngyuǎnTraditional: 永遠
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
永
远
Examples
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I will love you forever.
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I will never forget this.
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I will always remember you.
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Time will never stop.
偶。
He will always be my idol.
永远 (yǒng yuǎn) - forever, always, permanently.
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