Meaning of 寿命
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shòumìng
- life span
- life expectancy
- lifetime (of a machine)
寿命 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
女人通常比男人寿命长。
Women usually live longer than men.
海龟的寿命很长。
Sea turtles have a long lifespan.
蝴蝶的寿命短。
The life span of a butterfly is short.
合理地喂狗可以延长宠物寿命。
If you feed your dog properly, you can increase his lifespan.
有人告诉过我，我们每抽一根烟，寿命就会缩短七分钟。
Someone told me that every cigarette you smoke takes seven minutes away from your life.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
寿 shòu · old age · 7 strokes
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命 mìng · life · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 寿命.
| 生命 | shēngmìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny |
| 命令 | mìnglìng | order; command |
| 寿司 | shòusī | sushi |
| 长寿 | chángshòu | longevity; long-lived |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help! |
| 革命 | gémìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); re |
| 性命 | xìngmìng | life |
| 致命 | zhìmìng | fatal; mortal |
| 使命 | shǐmìng | mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself |
| 拼命 | pīnmìng | to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's lif |
| 要命 | yàomìng | to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly |
Questions about 寿命
What does 寿命 mean?
寿命 (shòumìng) means "life span; life expectancy" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 寿命?
寿命 is made of 2 characters: 寿 (7 strokes), 命 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 寿命 an HSK word?
Yes. 寿命 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 寿命 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 寿命 is written 壽命.