Meaning of 终生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhōngshēng
- throughout one's life
- lifetime; lifelong
终生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我的终生目标是成为一名作家。
My goal in life is to be a novelist.
她终生未婚。
She remained single all her life.
Stroke order for each character
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终 zhōng · end · 8 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 终生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 终生
What does 终生 mean?
终生 (zhōngshēng) means "throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 终生?
终生 is made of 2 characters: 终 (8 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 终生 an HSK word?
Yes. 终生 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 终生 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 终生 is written 終生.