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日久天长

日久天长 — “Over a long period of time”

日久天长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Over a long period of time”. In the course of time; as time goes by. Literally, “Day long, heaven long”.

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日久天长 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 日rì
  • 久jiǔ
  • 天tiān
  • 长cháng

日久天长 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
久
jiǔ3for a long time
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief

Example Sentence with 日久天长

只要我们坚持不懈地学习,日久天长,总会有所收获。
As long as we persist in our studies, in the course of time, we will surely gain something.

Idioms Related to 日久天长

Synonyms of 日久天长

  • tiān天cháng长dì地jiǔ久everlasting as heaven and earth
  • cháng长nián年lěi累yuè月for years and months on end

Antonyms of 日久天长

  • yī一zhāo朝yī一xī夕in a very short time
  • tán弹zhǐ指zhī之jiān间in an instant

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

Questions about 日久天长

What does 日久天长 mean?
日久天长 (rì jiǔ tiān cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Over a long period of time”.
How do you pronounce 日久天长?
日久天长 is pronounced rì jiǔ tiān cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 日久天长 literally mean?
Literally, 日久天长 means “Day long, heaven long”. It is used to mean “Over a long period of time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 日久天长?
时间长,日子久。
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