The meaning of "the future is long" is that there is still a long time to come. It means that there is still a chance for something to happen or there is still a chance in the future.

From: Song - Wen Tianxiang "and Hong Duanming Yunyan book": "After a certain to the county, quite with the county people, day to day, the four boundaries of the safe, early harvest in the ripe, feel the wind and snow as expected, late rice can also be expected, but the force of the Mianqiu pastoral, the next day will be long."

Translation: After my arrival, I have been at peace with the county people, and the borders have been free of worries recently, the early harvest of the middle-ripening crop, and I feel that the wind and snow are as expected, and the late rice can be expected, but only this power is sheepish, and the future days are still long.

Grammar: subject-predicate tense; as predicate, determiner; indicating looking into the future.

Expanded:

p>Near synonyms

Promising [ qián tú wú liàng ]?

Interpretation: a person's future is unlimited.

Origin: Qian Zhongshu's "Siege of the City": "Hong Jian still kept his head down - 'I only hope that Mr. Fang has an unlimited future.'"

Example: I believe you will have a bright future.

Usage: as predicate, determiner; referring to a person whose future is promising.