青山不老，绿水长存 — “To last as long as the mountains and rivers”
青山不老，绿水长存 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to last as long as the mountains and rivers”. To be eternal and enduring, signifying permanence and long-lasting existence. Literally, “Green mountains do not age, green waters flow eternally”.
青山不老，绿水长存 Pronunciation and Pinyin
青山不老，绿水长存 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 青山不老，绿水长存
Idioms Related to 青山不老，绿水长存
Synonyms of 青山不老，绿水长存
More idioms starting with 青
- qīng青sī丝bái白mǎ马rebels or insurgents
- qīng青yún云wàn万lǐ里Boundless and brilliant future
- qīng青yún云dé得yì意achieve great career success
- qīng青yún云dé得lù路have a smooth and successful career path
- qīng青yún云dú独bù步unrivaled in one's field
- qīng青yún云zhí直shàng上rapidly rise in position
- qīng青chū出yú于lán蓝The student surpasses the teacher
- qīng青chū出yú于lán蓝ér而shèng胜yú于lán蓝The student surpasses the teacher
- qīng青kǒu口bái白shé舌speak carelessly and offensively
- qīng青shǐ史chuán传míng名earn lasting fame in history
- qīng青shǐ史chuí垂míng名achieve lasting fame in history
- qīng青shǐ史biāo标míng名leave a glorious name in history
Recommended tools
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 青山不老，绿水长存
What does 青山不老，绿水长存 mean?
青山不老，绿水长存 (qīng shān bù lǎo ， lǜ shuǐ cháng cún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to last as long as the mountains and rivers”.
How do you pronounce 青山不老，绿水长存?
青山不老，绿水长存 is pronounced qīng shān bù lǎo ， lǜ shuǐ cháng cún in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 青山不老，绿水长存 literally mean?
Literally, 青山不老，绿水长存 means “Green mountains do not age, green waters flow eternally”. It is used to mean “to last as long as the mountains and rivers”.
What is the Chinese definition of 青山不老，绿水长存?
指经过的时间长久，比喻永存