What does 源远流长 mean in Chinese?
源远流长 (yuányuǎn-liúcháng) means lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distan….
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
源远流长
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distan…
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
02
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 源远流长?
源远流长 is pronounced yuányuǎn-liúcháng.
Is 源远流长 an HSK word?
源远流长 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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