永久

永久 yǒng jiǔ ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ wing5 gau2 HSK 7-9

  • everlasting
  • perpetual
  • lasting
  • forever
  • permanent

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 永 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 請給我你的永久地址。 Please give me your permanent address.
  • 你还年轻,可是没有永久。 You're still young, but not permanently.
  • 肯尼迪总统被刺杀了,但是他的传奇会永久长存。 President Kennedy was killed, but his legend will live on forever.
  • 为了惩处累犯,约翰逊先生也创造了“二振出局”的政策,再次严重违反准则将永久失去免费旅行权利。 In order to deal with repeat offenders, Mr Johnson is also establishing a "two strikes and you're out" policy - serious breaches of the rules will result in permanent removal of free travel rights.
  • 遷移到南加州後,紅冠鸚鵡已成為這裡的永久棲息者,並被列入加州鳥類記錄委員會的本國鳥類清單中。 As transplants to Southern California, the red-crowned parrots have become such permanent fixtures that they are on the California Bird Records Committee’s list of birds in the state.

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