青山依旧在

青山依舊在

qīngshānyījiùzài

phrase

Meanings

1 the green mountains remain as they were
2 enduring nature outlasts human affairs
3 (lit.) the blue-green hills are still there

Characters

green / blue-green

according to / still

to exist / be present

Examples

朝代更迭，青山依旧在，历史的长河从未停歇。

Cháodài gēngdié, qīngshān yījiù zài, lìshǐ de chánghé cóngwèi tíngxiē.

Dynasties rise and fall, but the green mountains remain — history's river never stops flowing.

故人已去，青山依旧在，令人感慨万千。

Gùrén yǐ qù, qīngshān yījiù zài, lìng rén gǎnkǎi wànqiān.

Old friends are gone, yet the green mountains still stand — it stirs countless feelings.

Tips

history

From Yang Shen's (杨慎, Ming dynasty) 《临江仙》, later used as the opening lyric of 《三国演义》: 滚滚长江东逝水，浪花淘尽英雄。是非成败转头空。青山依旧在，几度夕阳红。 (The Yangtze rolls east; its waves wash away heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure — all turn to nothing. The green mountains remain; how many sunsets have reddened them?)

usage

Often paired with 几度夕阳红 as a couplet. Invokes the timelessness of nature against the ephemerality of human ambition.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

山 shān

依 yī

旧 jiù

在 zài