久经考验 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• well tested over a long period of time
• seasoned

Character by character

• 久jiǔlong ago; a long time
• 经jīngthe classics; to experience, to undergo
• 考kǎoto test, to investigate, to examine
• 验yànto examine, to inspect, to test, to verify

Idioms sharing a character

• 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng
• 天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ
• 天长日久 tiān cháng rì jiǔ
• 年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū
• 日久岁深 rì jiǔ suì shēn
• 日久生情 rì jiǔ shēng qíng
• 旷日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ
• 历久弥坚 lì jiǔ mí jiān
• 历久弥新 lì jiǔ mí xīn
• 经久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī

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