天长地久

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 literary tiān cháng dì jiǔ

拼音 tiān cháng dì jiǔ

汉字拆解 天 = 一 + 大 — heaven; 长 = long; 地 = 土 (earth) + 也 — earth; 久 = long-lasting

含义

As eternal as heaven and earth; everlasting; enduring forever.

A classical idiom expressing the wish for something to last forever, as enduring as the heavens and earth. Commonly used for love, friendship, or bonds that one hopes will never end. Often appears in wedding toasts and romantic contexts.

例句

他们在婚礼上许下诺言，愿两人的爱情天长地久。
真正的友谊不在于朝夕相处，而在于能否天长地久。
妈妈说希望我们一家人的幸福能天长地久。

用法指南

语境: romantic, ceremonial, sentimental

语气: poetic

正确说法

祝你们天长地久！(May your love last forever!)
我们的友谊天长地久。(Our friendship will be everlasting.)

错误说法

用于描述物品的耐用性 (Don't use 天长地久 for product durability — it's reserved for emotional bonds)

起源与历史

From the Daodejing: 天长地久 — Heaven and earth are long-lasting. Used to describe permanence.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal