万年 (Wàn nián) — ten thousand years; a very long time; eternity (hyperbolic)
Definition
万年 (wàn nián) means "ten thousand years," used as a hyperbolic expression for an extremely long time or eternity. Mostly appears in set phrases like 遗臭万年 (infamy for ten thousand years) or plant names like 万年青 (evergreen).
noun
ten thousand yearsa very long timeeternity (hyperbolic)
Examples
- 万年。Zhè kuài huà shí yǒu Wàn nián lì shǐ.This fossil has a history of ten thousand years.
- ，。Tā zuò le huài shì, yí chòu Wàn nián.He did bad things and will be remembered infamously for ten thousand years.
- ，。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù jiào Wàn nián qīng, sì jì cháng lǜ.This plant is called evergreen, green all year round.
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