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永世

Word · Adverb

forever; lifelong; eternal

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adverb

forever; eternally; for one's whole life

formal

Emphasizes duration spanning one's entire life or eternity. More formal and emphatic than 永远.

Wǒ我
men们
jiāng将
yǒng永
shì世
míng铭
jì记
zhè这
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
 。

We will remember this history forever.

Yuàn愿
liǎng两
guó国
rén人
mín民
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
yǒng永
shì世
cháng长
cún存
 。

May the friendship between the two peoples last forever.

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Mǔ母
qīn亲
lín临
zhōng终
qián前
de的
zhǔ嘱
tuō托
 ,
tā他
yǒng永
shì世
bù不
wàng忘
 。

He will never forget his mother's dying entrustment for the rest of his life.

Zài在
nà那
gè个
hēi黑
àn暗
de的
nián年
dài代
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
bèi被
dǎ打
chéng成
yǒng永
shì世
bù不
dé得
fān翻
shēn身
de的
jiē阶
jí级
dí敌
rén人
 。

In that dark era, many people were branded as class enemies who would never be rehabilitated for life.