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永久

yǒng jiǔ · yong jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. everlasting
  2. perpetual
  3. lasting
  4. forever
  5. permanent
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Free forever

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)软件(ruǎnjiàn)永久(yǒngjiǔ)免费(miǎnfèi)，我(wǒ)下载(xiàzǎi)了(le)。

    This app is free forever. I downloaded it.

  2. Dengdeng

    永久(yǒngjiǔ)免费(miǎnfèi)？真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Free forever? Really?

  3. Liangliang

    网页(wǎngyè)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)永久(yǒngjiǔ)免费(miǎnfèi)。

    The web page says free forever.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)下面(xiàmiàn)的(de)小字(xiǎozì)。

    Read the small print below it.

  5. Liangliang

    小字(xiǎozì)写(xiě)着(zhe)：永久(yǒngjiǔ)是指(shìzhǐ)三十天(sānshítiān)。

    The small print says: forever means thirty days.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)你(nǐ)的(de)永(yǒng)久(jiǔ)地(dì)址(zhǐ)。

Please give me your permanent address.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)的(de)设(shè)计(jì)目(mù)标(biāo)是(shì)永(yǒng)久(jiǔ)使(shǐ)用(yòng)。

The design goal of this bridge is permanent use.

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