(idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times
trad. 源遠流長
Also written 源遠流長【yuán yuǎn liú cháng】
Characters in this word
4源
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root, source, origin
- Pinyin
- yuán
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 12047 of 2500
远
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far, distant, remote, (intensifier in a comparison) by far, much (lower etc)
- Pinyin
- yuǎn
- Traditional
- 遠
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1115 of 2500
流
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to flow, to disseminate, to circulate or spread, to move or drift, to degenerate, to banish or send into exile, stream of water or sth resembling one, class, rate or grade
- Pinyin
- liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5508 of 2500
长
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long, (bound form) length, (bound form) strong point; forte, (bound form) to be good at, (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 長
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1042 of 2500