经久不衰 (jīng jiǔ bù shuāi) — long-lasting; enduring; unfading (of popularity…

Definition

Set phrase for something (popularity, influence, reputation) that has stayed strong over a long time and shows no sign of fading.

idiom

long-lastingenduringunfading (of popularity, influence, or quality)

，经久不衰。
Zhè bù jīng diǎn diàn yǐng shàng yìng jǐ shí nián le, zhì jīn réng rán jīng jiǔ bù shuāi.
This classic film was released decades ago and still remains enduring.
经久不衰。
Zhè jiā lǎo zì hào pǐn pái yǐ qí jīng jiǔ bù shuāi de kǒu bēi yíng dé le gù kè de xìn rèn.
This time-honored brand has won customers' trust through its unfailing reputation.
经久不衰，。
Zhōng guó chuán tǒng wén huà zài hǎi wài de yǐng xiǎng lì jīng jiǔ bù shuāi, xī yǐn le yuè lái yuè duō de rén xué xí zhōng wén.
The influence of traditional Chinese culture overseas is lasting and unfading, attracting more and more people to learn Chinese.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

经久endure long

补充Verb + complement

不衰not decline

偏正Modifier + head

经久 means enduring long and 不衰 means not declining, together expressing lasting popularity.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

久 likely came from a simple drawing of an arrow tip.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old form of 衰 pictures a palm-fiber raincoat, a garment later written with another character.