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How to convey "everlasting/eternal life"


eleison

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Yes that is the typical term or you could say 永远的生命 if you want to be clear on it. But just like most things, this concept will need to be explained in context, as really no nation on earth originally had this concept.

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Wouldn't it be something like 長壽不死? There must be a nice four-character expression for this idea.

永生 looks a bit stunted to me, more translated English than real Chinese.

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I checked a bunch of Bibles in Chinese (John 3:16) and all of them use "永生"... A lot of chinese church websites also use 永生 to convey eternal life... I asked on a japanese message board and they said 永生 is recognizable, but usually use 一生or 永遠

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长生不老 or 万寿无疆

these are terms for "everlasting/eternal life" in matter-of-fact way.

永生 has the meaning of everlasting/eternal life, but sometimes can be used to mention a heroic or sacred death.

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