毕竟东流去

畢竟東流去

bìjìng dōng liú qù

quotation

Meanings

1 after all, it flows east (and away)
2 nothing can stop the inevitable current of time / history

Characters

finish; (adv) entirely

in the end, unexpectedly

Examples

HSK 5

少年时的梦想毕竟东流去，只剩下回忆。

Shàonián shí de mèngxiǎng bìjìngdōngliúqù, zhǐ shèngxià huíyì.

The dreams of youth have, after all, flowed east away, leaving only memories.

HSK 7-9

青山遮不住，毕竟东流去，历史不会倒退。

Qīngshānzhēbúzhù, bìjìngdōngliúqù, lìshǐ búhuì dàotuì.

The green mountains cannot block it - after all, it flows east; history will not reverse.

Tips

history

From Xin Qiji 辛弃疾's 《菩萨蛮·书江西造口壁》 (Southern Song): '青山遮不住，毕竟东流去。' (The green mountains cannot block it; after all, it flows east.) Most Chinese rivers run east, so 'flowing east' in classical verse evokes unstoppable forward movement.

usage

Always paired with 青山遮不住. 毕竟 (classical) = in the end, after all.

Stroke Order

毕 bì

竟 jìng

东 dōng

流 liú

去 qù