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Lifelong in Chinese: 终身 (zhōng shēn)

zhōng shēn

lifelong

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 終身1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lifelong
  2. 2all one's life
  3. 3marriage

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终
身

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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

终身

Simplified

終身

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 学习是一件终身的事情。

    xué xí shì yí jiàn zhōng shēn de shì qíng。

    Learning is a lifelong endeavor.

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Related words

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

终于

zhōng yú

at last

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

始终

shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end

身上

shēn shang

on the body

全身

quán shēn

the whole body

身边

shēn biān

at one's side

自身

zì shēn

itself

健身

jiàn shēn

to exercise

身高

shēn gāo

(a person's) height

转身

zhuǎn shēn

(of a person) to turn round

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