| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn | forever / eternal |   |
| 永恒 | yǒng héng | eternal / everlasting / fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) | |
| 不朽 | bù xiǔ | to last forever / eternal / enduring | |
| 天长地久 | tiān cháng dì jiǔ | enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal | |
| 恒久 | héng jiǔ | constant / persistent / long-lasting / eternal | |
| 永世 | yǒng shì | eternal / forever | |
| 地久天长 | dì jiǔ tiān cháng | enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi) / eternal / for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc) / also written 天長地久|天长地久 | |
| 万古长青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh / last forever / eternal | |
| 永生 | yǒng shēng | to live forever / eternal life / all one's life | |
| 永别 | yǒng bié | to part forever / eternal parting (i.e. death) | |
| 永垂不朽 | yǒng chuí bù xiǔ | eternal glory / will never be forgotten | |
| 法轮 | Fǎ lún | the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism | |
| 遗恨 | yí hèn | eternal regret | |
| 永诀 | yǒng jué | to part forever / eternal parting (i.e. death) | |
| 万劫不复 | wàn jié bù fù | consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve | |
| 名垂青史 | míng chuí qīng shǐ | lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom) / fig. achievements will earn eternal glory | |
| 山盟海誓 | shān méng hǎi shì | to pledge undying love (idiom) / oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods | |
| 海誓山盟 | hǎi shì shān méng | to pledge undying love (idiom) / oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods | |
| 盟山誓海 | méng shān shì hǎi | to pledge undying love (idiom) / oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods | |
| 终天之恨 | zhōng tiān zhī hèn | eternal regret | |
| 万世师表 | wàn shì shī biǎo | model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3] | |
| 千古遗恨 | qiān gǔ yí hèn | to have eternal regrets (idiom) | |
| 情定终身 | qíng dìng zhōng shēn | (idiom) to pledge eternal love / to exchange marriage vows | |
| 大夜 | dà yè | the second half of the night / early morning (cf. 小夜[xiao3ye4], evening) / (fig.) eternal rest / death / (Buddhism) the night before the cremation of a monk | |
