永葆青春

yǒngbǎo-qīngchūn
idiom #31,214

Meanings

  1. 1 to stay forever young
  2. 2 to keep one's youth permanently

Examples

HSK 4
Zhù nín yǒngbǎo-qīngchūn, shēntǐ jiànkāng.
Wishing you eternal youth and good health.
HSK 6
Tā rè'ài xuéxí, ràng xīnlíng yǒngbǎo-qīngchūn.
His love of learning keeps his spirit forever young.
HSK 7-9
Zhè kuǎn miànshuāng hàochēng néng ràng jīfū yǒngbǎo-qīngchūn.
This face cream claims to keep skin eternally young.

Tips

usage
永葆青春 is a stock four-character set phrase, firmly entrenched as a wish and slogan. You'll see it in birthday greetings, beauty advertising, and inspirational copy ('keep your team / your spirit / your skin forever young'). Built from 'forever' + 'preserve' (literary) + 青春 'youth' = 'forever-preserve-youth'.
memory
(bǎo) is a literary cousin of (bǎo, 'protect/preserve'), same sound, same idea, just dressier. Its base meaning is 'lush vegetation', and from there 'guard, keep flourishing'. Picture youth as a garden you keep lush.

Stroke Order

yǒng
bǎo
qīng
chūn