永生

yǒngshēng

noun #7,333

Meanings

1 eternal life; immortality

Characters

eternal; forever

Eternal + life = immortality, living forever.

Examples

人类一直梦想着永生。

Rénlèi yīzhí mèngxiǎng zhe yǒngshēng.

Humanity has always dreamed of immortality.

没有人能真正获得永生。

Méiyǒu rén néng zhēnzhèng huòdé yǒngshēng.

No one can truly achieve immortality.

他相信灵魂可以永生。

Tā xiāngxìn línghún kěyǐ yǒngshēng.

He believes the soul can live eternally.

Tips

usage

永生 is used in religious, philosophical, and literary contexts. In Chinese mythology, 长生不老 (chángshēng bùlǎo, 'live long without aging') is the more traditional concept of immortality.

Stroke Order

永 yǒng

生 shēng