Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Everlasting; undying; eternal: Describes something that exists or continues forever without end, often used for abstract concepts like beliefs, feelings, or legacies.
   • Indestructible; imperishable: Describes something that cannot be destroyed, worn out, or brought to an end.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tinh thần yêu nước của dân tộc là bất diệt. (The nation's patriotic spirit is undying.)
  • Họ xây dựng một tình bạn bất diệt. (They built an everlasting friendship.)
  • Vật chất là bất diệt. (Matter is indestructible.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, literary, or philosophical contexts to elevate the subject, giving it a timeless, heroic, or absolute quality.
  • Ngọn lửa cách mạng bất diệt. (The undying flame of revolution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bất tử (adj): Immortal; undying. Often used for living beings or fame, while "bất diệt" is more often for abstract concepts.
  • Anh hùng bất tử. (Immortal hero.)

Synonyms

• Eternal: Lasting forever.
• Perpetual: Never ending or changing.
• Indestructible: Impossible to destroy.

Related Idioms

• Sức sống bất diệt: Undying vitality.
  • Tác phẩm nghệ thuật đó có sức sống bất diệt. (That artwork possesses undying vitality.)

adj

1. Indefectible, everlasting, undying
   • niềm tin bất diệt
     indefectible confidence
   • tình hữu nghị bất diệt
     an everlasting friendship