永恒

yǒnghéng · HSK 7

eternal

♾️ 永恒 = 永 forever + 恒 constant; two lasting words stacked into one endless one

永 (yǒng) means forever and 恒 (héng) means constant or enduring. Both halves already carry the sense of lasting, so doubling them up makes a word for the never-ending: eternal, perpetual.

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