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经久不衰

jīng jiǔ bù shuāi

enduring; never going out of fashion

Character by character

经jīng
through
久jiǔ
long time
不bù
not
衰shuāi
fade

Example

这首老歌经久不衰,三十年后还有年轻人在KTV里点。
This old song has never faded: thirty years on, young people still choose it at karaoke.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usage and origin

For songs, works, brands, customs and popularity: 经久不衰的魅力, 经久不衰的经典. Its opposite is 昙花一现 (4-1).

Learn this in Lesson 217 · HSK 9+: 台词里的中国 (Lines from the screen)
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