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永远

yǒng yuǎn · yong yuan

Traditional 永遠

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. forever
  2. eternal
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A friend forever

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)是(shì)永远(yǒngyuǎn)的(de)朋友(péngyou)，对不对(duìbùduì)？

    Liangliang, we are friends forever, right?

  2. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)！永远(yǒngyuǎn)！

    Of course! Forever!

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)借(jiè)我(wǒ)五十块(wǔshíkuài)吗(ma)？

    Then can you lend me fifty yuan?

  4. Liangliang

    朋友(péngyou)可以(kěyǐ)永远(yǒngyuǎn)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)的(de)钱(qián)不能(bùnéng)永远(yǒngyuǎn)在(zài)你(nǐ)那儿(nàr)。

    Friends can be forever, but my money can't stay with you forever.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)借(jiè)一天(yītiān)。

    Okay, then I'll only borrow it for one day.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

它(tā)可(kě)能(néng)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)发(fā)生(shēng)。

It may never happen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

恐(kǒng)怕(pà)他(tā)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)也(yě)不(bú)会(huì)承(chéng)认(rèn)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)罪(zuì)行(xíng)。

I'm afraid he will never admit his guilt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by 400S · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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永
yǒng

forever; always

远
yuǎn

far; distant

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