万古长青

萬古長青

wàngǔ-chángqīng

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

Literally 'green for ten thousand ages' — evergreen through all of history.

人民英雄万古长青。

Rénmín yīngxióng wàngǔchángqīng.

The people's heroes are immortal.

两国的友谊万古长青。

Liǎng guó de yǒuyì wàngǔchángqīng.

The friendship between the two countries is everlasting.

万古长青 is a formal, often patriotic or ceremonial expression. Common in speeches, memorials, and political slogans.

memory

Picture an evergreen tree (青) standing tall through ten thousand (万) ancient (古) ages — always green, never fading.

万 wàn

古 gǔ

长 cháng

青 qīng