长生不老

長生不老

chángshēng-bùlǎo

idiom #15,244

Meanings

HSK 3

世界上没有长生不老的药。

Shìjiè shàng méiyǒu chángshēng-bùlǎo de yào.

There is no elixir of immortality in this world.

HSK 6

古代皇帝都梦想长生不老。

Gǔdài huángdì dōu mèngxiǎng chángshēng-bùlǎo.

Ancient emperors all dreamed of living forever.

history

秦始皇 famously sent expeditions to find the 长生不老药 (elixir of immortality). Many Daoist alchemists spent centuries pursuing this goal.

长 cháng

生 shēng

不 bù

老 lǎo