经久不息 — Chinese idiom
经久不息
jīng jiǔ bù xī
Traditional: 經久不息
Meaning
- prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
Character by character
- 经jīngthe classics; to experience, to undergo
- 久jiǔlong ago; a long time
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 息xīto end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath,
Idioms sharing a character
- 一本正经 yī běn zhèng jīng
- 不见经传 bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
- 久经考验 jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
- 天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì
- 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn
- 必经之路 bì jīng zhī lù
- 惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng
- 曾经沧海 céng jīng cāng hǎi
- 弃农经商 qì nóng jīng shāng
- 满腹经纶 mǎn fù jīng lún
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