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yǒng

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Definitions

  1. 1. forever
  2. 2. always
  3. 3. perpetual

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Words Containing 永

永宁县
yǒng níng xiàn

Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia

永安
yǒng ān

Yong'an, county-level city in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian

叙永县
xù yǒng xiàn

Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[lú zhōu], Sichuan

永德县
yǒng dé xiàn

Yongde county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

郭永怀
guō yǒng huái

Guo Yonghuai (1909-1968), Chinese aviation pioneer

永平
yǒng píng

Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

永定河
yǒng dìng hé

Yongding River to the West of Beijing

永寿县
yǒng shòu xiàn

Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

永恒
yǒng héng

eternal

永久
yǒng jiǔ

everlasting

永顺县
yǒng shùn xiàn

Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

永新
yǒng xīn

Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

永存
yǒng cún

everlasting

朝永振一郎
cháo yǒng zhèn yī láng

TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger

永久居留证
yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng

permanent residency permit

永昌县
yǒng chāng xiàn

Yongchang county in Jinchang 金昌[jīn chāng], Gansu

永泰
yǒng tài

Yongtai county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

永久虚电路
yǒng jiǔ xū diàn lù

Permanent Virtual Circuit

永善县
yǒng shàn xiàn

Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

永登县
yǒng dēng xiàn

Yongdeng county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[lán zhōu], Gansu

永无宁日
yǒng wú níng rì

(in such circumstances) there will be no peace

永吉县
yǒng jí xiàn

Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province

永不
yǒng bù

never

钱永健
qián yǒng jiàn

Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate

永诀式
yǒng jué shì

funeral

永眠
yǒng mián

eternal rest (i.e. death)

永定
yǒng dìng

Yongding, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

永无止境
yǒng wú zhǐ jìng

without end

永久居留权
yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán

permanent residency

永州
yǒng zhōu

Yongzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan

永城市
yǒng chéng shì

Yongcheng, county-level city in Shangqiu 商丘[shāng qiū], Henan

永久性
yǒng jiǔ xìng

permanent

永川区
yǒng chuān qū

Yongchuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

永贞革新
yǒng zhēn gé xīn

Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文[wáng shū wén]

永善
yǒng shàn

Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

永顺
yǒng shùn

Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

永逝
yǒng shì

gone forever

永福县
yǒng fú xiàn

Yongfu county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

永安市
yǒng ān shì

Yong'an, county-level city in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian

永靖县
yǒng jìng xiàn

Yongjing County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

永修
yǒng xiū

Yongxiu county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

永清县
yǒng qīng xiàn

Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei

太阳永不落
tài yáng yǒng bù luò

(on which) the sun never sets

含味隽永
hán wèi juàn yǒng

fine, lasting flavor (of literature)

王永民
wáng yǒng mín

Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ]

永年
yǒng nián

Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

永不生锈的螺丝钉
yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng

a \screw that never rusts\ — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng], to whom the metaphor is attributed

永和市
yǒng hé shì

Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

永丰
yǒng fēng

Yongfeng county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

永续
yǒng xù

sustainable

永远
yǒng yuǎn

forever

永嘉郡
yǒng jiā jùn

Yongjia prefecture in Zhejiang

永春县
yǒng chūn xiàn

Yongchun County in Quanzhou 泉州[quán zhōu], Fujian

隽永
juàn yǒng

meaningful

江永县
jiāng yǒng xiàn

Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

永泰县
yǒng tài xiàn

Yongtai county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

永济
yǒng jì

Yongji, county-level city in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ

eternal glory

永久和平
yǒng jiǔ hé píng

lasting peace

永兴县
yǒng xīng xiàn

Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

永仁县
yǒng rén xiàn

Yongren County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

一劳永逸
yī láo yǒng yì

to get sth done once and for all

永德
yǒng dé

Yongde county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

金永南
jīn yǒng nán

Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998, president of the Supreme People's Assembly 1998-2019 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader)

永靖乡
yǒng jìng xiāng

Yongjing or Yungching Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

永久冻土
yǒng jiǔ dòng tǔ

permafrost

永贞内禅
yǒng zhēn nèi shàn

Yongzhen abdication of 805

永安乡
yǒng ān xiāng

Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

永嘉
yǒng jiā

Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

永清
yǒng qīng

Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei

永和县
yǒng hé xiàn

Yonghe county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

永久居民
yǒng jiǔ jū mín

permanent resident

永平县
yǒng píng xiàn

Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

永和
yǒng hé

Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

永定县
yǒng dìng xiàn

Yongding county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

永乐大典
yǒng lè dà diǎn

the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)

永吉
yǒng jí

Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province

柳永
liǔ yǒng

Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet

永别
yǒng bié

to part forever

永生
yǒng shēng

to live forever

永久磁铁
yǒng jiǔ cí tiě

a permanent magnet

叙永
xù yǒng

Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[lú zhōu], Sichuan

永城
yǒng chéng

Yongcheng, county-level city in Shangqiu 商丘[shāng qiū], Henan

永登
yǒng dēng

Yongdeng county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[lán zhōu], Gansu

永胜
yǒng shèng

Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan

永冻土
yǒng dòng tǔ

permafrost

周永康
zhōu yǒng kāng

Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician

永仁
yǒng rén

Yongren County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

永修县
yǒng xiū xiàn

Yongxiu county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

叶永烈
yè yǒng liè

Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer

永春
yǒng chūn

Yongchun County in Quanzhou 泉州[quán zhōu], Fujian

永兴
yǒng xīng

Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

永乐
yǒng lè

Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[zhū dì] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[míng chéng zǔ]

永年县
yǒng nián xiàn

Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

永州市
yǒng zhōu shì

Yongzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan

永嘉县
yǒng jiā xiàn

Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

永永远远
yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn

for ever and ever

崔永元
cuī yǒng yuán

Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter

永靖
yǒng jìng

Yongjing County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

永定区
yǒng dìng qū

Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[zhāng jiā jiè shì], Hunan

永世
yǒng shì

eternal

吴永刚
wú yǒng gāng

Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director

永矢
yǒng shǐ

forever

永动机
yǒng dòng jī

perpetual motion machine

与世永别
yǔ shì yǒng bié

to die

永川
yǒng chuān

Yongchuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

永吉地区
yǒng jí dì qū

former Yongji prefecture, Jilin

永康
yǒng kāng

Yongkang, county-level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[jīn huá], Zhejiang

永宁
yǒng níng

Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia

永寿
yǒng shòu

Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

永胜县
yǒng shèng xiàn

Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan

永济市
yǒng jì shì

Yongji, county-level city in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

江永
jiāng yǒng

Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

青春永驻
qīng chūn yǒng zhù

to stay young forever

永诀
yǒng jué

to part forever

永新县
yǒng xīn xiàn

Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

永昌
yǒng chāng

Yongchang county in Jinchang 金昌[jīn chāng], Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[gān sù]

永志不忘
yǒng zhì bù wàng

never to be forgotten

永康市
yǒng kāng shì

Yongkang, county-level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[jīn huá], Zhejiang

永丰县
yǒng fēng xiàn

Yongfeng county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

永福
yǒng fú

Yongfu county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

永磁
yǒng cí

permanent magnetism