永远

• 拼音: yǒng yuǎn
• 汉字拆解: 永 = pictograph of flowing water with branching streams, meaning 'eternal/perpetual'; 远 = 辶 (walk) + 元 (origin), meaning 'far'

含义

Forever; always; eternally. Indicates something that lasts for all time without end.

Used to express permanence or something that will never change. Common in both emotional and factual contexts. Often used in promises, declarations, and emphatic statements. Can also be used with negation: 永远不会忘记 (will never forget).

例句

1. 我永远不会忘记你的帮助。
2. 他们是永远的好朋友。
3. 我永远支持你。

用法指南

语境: everyday, emotional, conversation

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 我永远爱你。(I love you forever.)
• 这个问题永远都解决不了。(This problem can never be solved.)

错误说法

• 我永远去了北京。(Don't use 永远 with completed one-time actions — it means 'forever/always,' not 'once.' Say 我去过北京.)

起源与历史

Compound of 永 (eternal/perpetual) and 远 (far/distant), literally 'eternally far' — extending into the infinite distance of time.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal