How do you pronounce 海枯石烂?

海枯石烂 is pronounced "hǎi kū shí làn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

What HSK level is 海枯石烂?

海枯石烂 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

海枯石烂 is made up of the characters 海, 枯, 石, 烂. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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海枯石烂 (hǎi kū shí làn) means "lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time" in Chinese.

海枯石烂

hǎi kū shí làn

lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time

idiom

Traditional: 海枯石爛

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海枯石烂 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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